3.3.2.5 dhcpsd

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Information

This entry starts the dhcpsd daemon on system startup. The dhcpsd deamon is the DHCP server that serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients in the network.

Rationale:

The dhcpsd daemon is the DHCP server that serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients in the network. You must disable this service if the server is not a DHCP server.

Solution

In /etc/rc.tcpip, comment out the dhcpsd entry:

chrctcp -d dhcpsd

Default Value:

Commented out

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3525