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There must be no user .rhosts files.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-48119 SOL-11.1-070050 SV-60991r1_rule High
Description
Even though the .rhosts files are ineffective if support is disabled in /etc/pam.conf, they may have been brought over from other systems and could contain information useful to an attacker for those other systems.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-51727r1_fix)
The root role is required.

Remove any .rhosts files found.

# rm [file name]