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The rlogind service must not be running.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22432 GEN003830 SV-29697r1_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
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-36538r1_chk )
Determine if the rlogind service is running.
# cat /etc/inetd.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v "^#" | grep rlogind

If rlogind is found to be enabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31902r1_fix)
Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out the rlogind service. Restart the inetd service via the following command:
# inetd -c