Unowned directories/files (UNIX)

Module: File Find

This check finds directories or files with ownerships (UID or GID) that cannot be associated with user names on the system being checked. Enter full path names and wildcard characters in the file list to specify files and directories to be excluded from the check. For example, you would enter /home/* to exclude all files in the /home directory. Enter the file-type proceeded by a pipe character to exclude files of that type. For example, you would enter CHAR to exclude character device files. Available file-types are CHAR, BLOCK, FIFO, and SOCK.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Unowned directories/files

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_UNOWNED_UID

Category: System Information

UNIX (5642)

Title: Unowned UID

Description:The listed files have unowned UIDs. An unowned UID is a user ID that cannot be associated with a name. A file with an unowned UID is not accounted for and does not make sense from a security perspective. You should determine the proper owners for the listed files and use the chown command to make corrections.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_UNOWNED_GID

Category: System Information

UNIX (5643)

Title: Unowned GID

Description:The listed files have unowned GIDs. An unowned GID is a group ID that cannot be associated with a name. A file with an unowned GID is not accounted for and does not make sense from a security perspective. You should determine the proper groups for the listed files and use the chgrp command to make corrections.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]