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The rsh daemon must not be running.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4687 GEN003820 SV-45787r1_rule 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43124r1_chk )
Check to see if rshd is configured to run on startup.

Procedure:
# grep disable /etc/xinetd.d/rsh

If /etc/xinetd.d/rsh exists and rsh is found to be enabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39182r1_fix)
Edit /etc/xinetd.d/rsh and set "disable=yes".