The /var/adm/userdb/USERDB.DISABLED file must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-40451	GEN000000-HPUX0280	SV-52438r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Unless the userdb is required, the /var/adm/userdb/USERDB.DISABLED file must be created to disable the use of per-user security attributes in the user database. Attributes in the user database override the system-wide settings configured in /etc/default/security. If the system-wide configuration is overridden maliciously, users may gain unauthorized system access.

STIG	Date
HP-UX SMSE Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-02-28

Details

Check Text ( C-47011r1_chk )
If the system is configured for Trusted Mode, this check is not applicable. If the userdb is required, this check is not applicable. Verify the file is owned by root. # ls -lL /var/adm/userdb/USERDB.DISABLED If the file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-45400r1_fix)
If the system is operating in Trusted Mode, no fix is required. For SMSE: As root, change the file ownership. # chown root /var/adm/userdb/USERDB.DISABLED