World Writable Harvest Files

Article Id: 40499

Status: Published

Updated On: 14-02-2018 07:45

Legacy Id: TEC1744363

Products:

CA Harvest Software Change Manager - OpenMake Meister

Issue/Introduction:

Question:

After installing CA Harvest SCM on a Linux or Unix platrform our system administrator has noticed that some of the files installed have been granted "world-write" permisisons. Can these permissions safely be removed to make the installation more secure?

Environment:

CA Harvest SCM, all versions, Linux and Unix platforms

Answer:

World write permissions can be removed from all files in the CA Harvest SCM installation folders except for the $CA_SCM_HOME/log folder. This folder and all files inside it must be world-writable.

Environment:

Release: SCMNCR99000-12.5-Harvest-Software Change Manager-Named User-Competitive Replacem
Component: