The /var/private/smbpasswd file must be owned by root.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-40379r1_rule The /var/private/smbpasswd file must be owned by root.

Vulnerability discussion

If the smbpasswd file is not owned by root, the smbpasswd file may be maliciously accessed or modified, potentially resulting in the compromise of Samba accounts.

Check content

Check the ownership of the smbpasswd file. # ls -l /var/private/smbpasswd If an smbpasswd file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the owner of the smbpasswd file to root. # chown root /var/private/smbpasswd

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