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1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories (@CATALINA_HOME@/server/webapps/manager)

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Information

The installation may provide example applications, documentation, and other directories which may not serve a production use.

Solution

Perform the following to remove extraneous resources:
 1. The following should yield no output:
 $ rm -rf $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/docs
 $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/examples
 If the Manager application is not utilized, also remove the following resources:
 $ rm -rf $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/host-manager
 $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/manager
 $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/manager.xml

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/267

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, CSCv6|9.1

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ff4efafc71d30e147ea8351daf7fbd6fdc4a2495bf8cabf41bda309522b8bbc9