The cmsd daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215370 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | AIX7-00-003065 | SV-215370r958478_rule | 2026-02-06 | 3 |
Description
This is a calendar and appointment service for CDE.
The cmsd service is utilized by CDE to provide calendar functionality. If CDE is not required, this service should be disabled to prevent attacks.
ℹ️ Check
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^#cmsd[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "cmsd" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'cmsd' -p 'sunrpc_udp'
Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd