STIGUI
V-256689CAT II — Medium severitySV-256689r1138072_rule

ESX Agent Manager directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.

Rule version VCEM-70-000017 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-10

Discussion

As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. ESX Agent Manager files must be adequately protected with correct permissions as applied out of the box.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030, SRG-APP-000380-WSR-000072

Check

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# find /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If the command produces any output, this is a finding.

Fix

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# chown root:root <file_name>

Repeat the command for each file that was returned.

Note: Replace <file_name> for the name of the file that was returned.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256689
Group title
SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030
Rule ID
SV-256689r1138072_rule
Check ID
C-60364r888621_chk
Fix ID
F-60307r888622_fix