find command to list all the 777 files and directories owned by root user


 
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Old 01-05-2012
find command to list all the 777 files and directories owned by root user

Hi

I'm logged in to an AIX box now and we need to do an audit on this box.

Code:
cbssapr01:# pwd
/

Which command will show all the files and directories owned by root user with permissions as 777 ?
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Old 01-05-2012
Try this,
Code:
find . -user root -perm 777

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Old 01-05-2012
Don't forget to search for the most dangerous ones:
2777 (sgid) and 4777 (suid) and 6777 (sgid and suid).
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Old 01-05-2012
This command shows the soft links also. How to ignore the soft links and just view the files and directories alone.

Code:
find . -user root -perm 777 -ls

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Old 01-05-2012
Code:
find . -user root -perm 777 \( -type f -o -type d \) -ls

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Old 01-05-2012
Use -type option in find command

f ---> file
d ---> directory
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Old 01-05-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
Don't forget to search for the most dangerous ones:
2777 (sgid) and 4777 (suid) and 6777 (sgid and suid).
this wont find a file with rwsr-xr-x for example

is it possible to use wildcards, or just search for the sticky bit?

of course it's possible to use find, and grep for rwsr-xr-x, or other variations, but this will take forever when run in /
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