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The rlogind service must not be running.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22432 GEN003830 SV-38876r1_rule DCPP-1 Medium
Description
The rlogind process provides a typically unencrypted, host-authenticated remote access service. SSH should be used in place of this service.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-11-04

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-33129r1_fix)
Disable the rlogind service out of the '/etc/inetd.conf' file.
# vi /etc/inetd.conf
Comment out the rlogind service. Restart the inetd service.
# refresh -s inetd