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V-215413

CAT III (Low)

AIX must contain no .forward files.

Rule ID

SV-215413r991589_rule

STIG

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R2

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

The .forward file allows users to automatically forward mail to another system. Use of .forward files could allow the unauthorized forwarding of mail and could potentially create mail loops which could degrade system performance.

Check Content

Search for any ".forward" files on the system using command: 
# find / -name .forward -print 

If any ".forward" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Run the following command to remove all ".forward" files on the system:
# find / -name .forward -exec rm -rf {} \;