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1.8.1 Ensure GNOME Display Manager is removed

Information

The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) is a program that manages graphical display servers and handles graphical user logins.

Rationale:

If a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is not required, it should be removed to reduce the attack surface of the system.

Impact:

Removing the GNOME Display manager will remove the GUI from the system.

Solution

Run the following command to remove the gdm package

# yum remove gdm

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3393

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|2.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2c92ce651c0fa3f4b450ba311b63eee606da1372885c056bb589cb5366c6e728