If there are no X11 clients that require CDE on AIX, the dt service must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-91327	AIX7-00-003045	SV-101425r1_rule		Medium

Description
This entry executes the CDE startup script which starts the AIX Common Desktop Environment. To prevent attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-24

Details

Check Text ( C-90481r1_chk )
From the command prompt, execute the following command: # lsitab dt If the command yields any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-97525r1_fix)
In "/etc/inittab", remove the "dt" entry by running the following command: # rmitab dt To request the init command to re-examine the "/etc/inittab" file, enter: # telinit q