If SNMP is not required on AIX, the snmpd service must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215354 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | AIX7-00-003048 | SV-215354r958478_rule | 2026-02-06 | 3 |
Description
The snmpd daemon is used by many 3rd party applications to monitor the health of the system. This allows remote monitoring of network and server configuration.
To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.
ℹ️ Check
Verify there is no "snmpd" service running on the AIX by doing the following:
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/snmpd" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "snmpd" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d snmpd