The rsh daemon must not be running.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4687	GEN003820 M6	SV-38052r1_rule	EBRU-1	High

Description
The rshd process provides a typically unencrypted, host-authenticated remote access service. SSH should be used in place of this service.

STIG	Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-04-09

Details

Check Text ( C-37673r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and use the following command to view the rshd status. defaults read /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides com.apple.rshd If the command does not return a value of 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32914r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and use the following command to disable rshd. launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/shell.plist NOTE: This command is being run to adjust the overrides file; unloading errors are normal, repeat the check to verify.