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  3. GEN002120-ESXI5-000045 - The /etc/shells (or equivalent) file must exist
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GEN002120-ESXI5-000045 - The /etc/shells (or equivalent) file must exist

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Information

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Execute the following command(s):
> /etc/shells

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_ESXi5_Server_V1R10_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG VMWare ESXi Server 5 STIG v1r10

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-39275, Rule-ID|SV-51091r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN002120-ESXI5-000045, Vuln-ID|V-39275

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 2c686b94af71b6c779b0543cb86ec62e6762cea13cb79866455218bf5f0309cb

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