I posted this in the unix for dummies section yesterday, but I don't think I was clear, so I am reporting here. I am working with a unix server with Solaris 10. I see from the Solaris security guide that the ASET tool will check group files for formatting problems an correct them. I was interested in knowing in general what potential security vulnerabilities could be created by having formatting issues in the etc group file. I have these issues in my group file . I am not looking for a specific answer for my server but just for example so you can understand. Group 1 should have a password of xx a gid of 600 and have user1 as the only group member. In my file it would look like this.

Group 1:xx:
600:user1

There are many variations of formatting errors in the file just looking for a general answer to any potential security issues group file formatting problems can create.

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