The AIX root accounts home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.

Users' home directories/folders may contain information of a sensitive nature. Non-privileged users should coordinate any sharing of information with an SA through shared resources.

Check the mode of the root home directory by running the following commands: # ls -ld `grep "^root" /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $6}'`

The above command should yield the following output: drwx------ 22 root system 4096 Sep 06 18:00 /root

If the mode of the directory is not equal to "0700", this is a finding.

Use the following command to change protections for the root home directory: # chmod 0700 /root.