AIX

On my AIX 5.3, I notice that while "security" is the group for /etc/group, it does not have write access:

[root@hostname]:/etc # ls -l /etc/group
-rw-r--r-- 1 root security 1427 19 May 10:22 /etc/group

Consequently, I wouldn't expect that being in the security group would allow a user to change groups for others (unless this is enforced elsewhere).

Dear garethr ,

security user has access and authority to mange AIX users and to do the following ...

- create user in AIX .
- delete user in AIX .
- rest password of any user .
- lock and unlock any user .

only if he want to modify the group of any user he'll will get error and permission denied

security user should has this permission or who will change the group of the users !

don't say root .. root is only for administrator .

security should has limited permission to this thing .

What you are advising to do to solve this issue ?!!

edit by bakunin: ahem! It is against the rules to bump up threads and your post hardly contains any advancement of the threads content, don't you agree?

I'm agreed .