The /etc/inetd time service must not be active on the system on the inetd daemon.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-29514	GEN009300	SV-38718r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The time service is an internal inetd function is used by the rdate command. This service is sometimes used to synchronize clocks at boot time. The service is outdated. Use the ntpdate command instead.

STIG	Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide	2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-37814r1_chk )
Check the /etc/inetd.conf file for TCP and UDP time service. grep time /etc/inetd.conf | grep -v daytime | grep -v \# If the time service is enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33072r1_fix)
Edit the /etc/inetd.conf file and comment out the time service line. Restart the inetd service. #refresh –s inetd