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We are running some security tools over an AIX IBM System. When you have run the AIX IBM aixpert report, any idea where the actual report ends up? And in what format?

Also my admin is telling me there is no \etc\shadow file on the System? Is that even possible? Or could it be that due to the permissions they are logged onto the System that they cant see the \etc\shadow file?

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Pau Lo

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If you have run AIXPERT as an audit type report as opposed to an "apply" these rules, does that show you what is non-compliant, is that saved to the same directory as mentioned above? Is the xml file a user freindly readable format (or do you need an accompanied style sheet to view the results)?

woolmilkporc

A log of the comparison of the current settings against

/etc/security/aixpert/core/appliedaixpert.xml

(the only file you can use for comparison) is displayed in in simple text format on the terminal, like

...
Processing hls_ttdbserver :done.
Processing hls_cmsd :done.
Processing hls_rmsuidfrmrcmds : failed.
...
etc.

To create a file use redirection:

aixpert -c -p > /path/to/reportfile

Additionally, a verbose report (non-XML!) is created: /etc/security/aixpert/ check_report.txt

XML user friendly? Well, the opinions are divided, I assume.

Anyway, you can display the Document Type Description with

aixpert -d