The ypbind service must not be running.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217990	RHEL-06-000221	SV-217990r505923_rule		Medium

Description
Disabling the "ypbind" service ensures the system is not acting as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19471r376985_chk )
To check that the "ypbind" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command: # chkconfig "ypbind" --list Output should indicate the "ypbind" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled at all runlevels, as shown in the example below: # chkconfig "ypbind" --list "ypbind" 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off Run the following command to verify "ypbind" is disabled through current runtime configuration: # service ypbind status If the service is disabled the command will return the following output: ypbind is stopped If the service is running, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-19471r376985_chk )

To check that the "ypbind" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command:

# chkconfig "ypbind" --list

Output should indicate the "ypbind" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled at all runlevels, as shown in the example below:

# chkconfig "ypbind" --list
"ypbind" 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off

Run the following command to verify "ypbind" is disabled through current runtime configuration:

# service ypbind status

If the service is disabled the command will return the following output:

ypbind is stopped

If the service is running, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-19469r376986_fix)
The "ypbind" service, which allows the system to act as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain, should be disabled. The "ypbind" service can be disabled with the following commands: # chkconfig ypbind off # service ypbind stop