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AIX7-00-003037 - The AIX hosts.lpd file must not contain a + character.

Information

Having the '+' character in the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file allows all hosts to use local system print resources.

Solution

Remove the "+" entries from the "hosts.lpd" (or equivalent) file.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA IBM AIX 7.x STIG v3r3

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215343r991589_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003037, STIG-Legacy|SV-101731, STIG-Legacy|V-91633, Vuln-ID|V-215343

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3fab18c0afddb18836cd1e411ec1ba2ad1d71abfbf1d46b4c06734d5a8091252

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