HP-UX HIDS files and programs are delivered with the strictest usable permissions. Only user ids is allowed any access, and the superuser (root) is not permitted to execute the programs. In addition, most files must be owned by user ids or HP-UX HIDS cannot run.
Table 2-2 lists the proper runtime permissions.
Table 2-2 Runtime File Permissions
| Files | Permissions |
|---|
Configuration files in /etc/opt/ids | u=rw (octal value 600) |
Data files in /var/opt/ids | u=rw (octal value 600) |
Program and other files in /opt/ids | u=rx (octal value 500) |
Directories, such as/var/opt/ids | u=rwx (octal value 700) |