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

The AIX /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory must be owned by root or bin.

DISA Rule

SV-245566r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-245566

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002147

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the ownership of the "atjobs" directory to bin using command:
# chown bin /var/spool/cron/atjobs

Check Contents

Check the ownership of the /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory using command:
# ls -ld /var/spool/cron/atjobs

The above command should yield the following output:
drw-r----- 1 bin cron 993 Mar 11 07:04 /var/spool/cron/atjobs

If the owner of the "atjobs" directory is not "root" or "bin", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-245566

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002147

Severity Override Guidance

Check the ownership of the /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory using command:
# ls -ld /var/spool/cron/atjobs

The above command should yield the following output:
drw-r----- 1 bin cron 993 Mar 11 07:04 /var/spool/cron/atjobs

If the owner of the "atjobs" directory is not "root" or "bin", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

4012