The AIX rlogind service must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| high | V-215347 | SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042 | AIX7-00-003041 | SV-215347r987796_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| The rlogin daemon permits username and passwords to be passed over the network in clear text. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Determine if the "rlogind" service is running by running the following command: # grep -v "^#" /etc/inetd.conf |grep rlogin If the above grep command returned a line that contains "rlogin", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Disable the rlogind service by editing the "'etc/inetd.conf" file. # vi /etc/inetd.conf Comment out the "rlogind" service. Restart the inetd service: # refresh -s inetd |