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AIX7-00-003044 - If AIX system does not support either local or remote printing, the piobe service must be disabled.
Information
The piobe daemon is the I/O back end for the printing process, handling the job scheduling and spooling.To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.
Solution
In "/etc/inittab", remove the "piobe" entry by running the following command:# rmitab piobe
To request the init command to re-examine the "/etc/inittab" file, enter:
# telinit q
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-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-215350r958478_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003044, STIG-Legacy|SV-101423, STIG-Legacy|V-91325, Vuln-ID|V-215350
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: c7cafd4f877de99711c3d4eee3c823d564c989eafb1ddd6588e473506938681d