The HP-UX /etc/securetty must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of GEN000000-HPUX0080

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225 CCI-000366

SV-965r2_rule The HP-UX /etc/securetty must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin.

Vulnerability discussion

Root, sys, and bin are the most privileged group accounts, by default, for most UNIX systems. If a file as sensitive as /etc/securetty is not group-owned by a privileged group, it could lead to system compromise.

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Change the group-owner of the /etc/securetty to root, bin, or sys. Example: # chgrp root /etc/securetty

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