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The rlogind service must not be running.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22432 GEN003830 SV-45805r1_rule 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-43126r1_chk )
Check the rlogind configuration.
# cat /etc/xinetd.d/rlogin
If the file exists and does not contain "disable = yes" this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39195r1_fix)
Remove or disable the rlogin configuration and restart xinetd.
# rm /etc/xinetd.d/rlogin ; service xinetd restart