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The rlogind service must not be running.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22432 GEN003830 SV-26672r1_rule DCPP-1 Medium
Description
The rlogind process provides a typically unencrypted, host-authenticated remote access service. SSH should be used in place of this service.
STIG Date
Solaris 9 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-08

Details

Check Text ( C-27702r1_chk )
Check the inet configuration for rlogind.
# grep ^rlogin /etc/inetd.conf
If a line is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23913r1_fix)
Edit /etc/inetd.conf and remove or comment out the lines referring to rlogin, and restart the service.