If AIX system does not act as a remote print server for other servers, the lpd daemon must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215349	AIX7-00-003043	SV-215349r508663_rule		Medium

Description
The lpd daemon accepts remote print jobs from other systems. To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-16547r294498_chk )
From the command prompt, execute the following command: # lsitab lpd If the command yields any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16545r294499_fix)
In "/etc/inittab", remove the "lpd" entry by running the following command: # rmitab lpd To request the init command to re-examine the "/etc/inittab" file, enter: # telinit q