AIX7-00-003041 - The AIX rlogind service must be disabled.

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Information

The rlogin daemon permits username and passwords to be passed over the network in clear text.

Solution

Disable the rlogind service by editing the ''etc/inetd.conf' file.

# vi /etc/inetd.conf

Comment out the 'rlogind' service.

Restart the inetd service:
# refresh -s inetd

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V2R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000197, Rule-ID|SV-215347r508663_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003041, STIG-Legacy|SV-101399, STIG-Legacy|V-91301, Vuln-ID|V-215347

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1427a154dcdf407dd36a13746017de6d8d8d8e1b81270f58623b9f37ae43afe5