STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The inetd.conf file on AIX must be group owned by the "system" group.

DISA Rule

SV-245564r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-245564

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002092

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the group ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf":
# chgrp system /etc/inetd.conf

Check Contents

Check the group ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf":
# ls -al /etc/inetd.conf

The above command should yield the following output:
-rw-r----- root system /etc/inetd.conf

If the file is not group owned by system, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-245564

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002092

Severity Override Guidance

Check the group ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf":
# ls -al /etc/inetd.conf

The above command should yield the following output:
-rw-r----- root system /etc/inetd.conf

If the file is not group owned by system, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012