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ESXI-80-000195 - The ESXi host must automatically stop shell services after 10 minutes.
Information
When the ESXi Shell or Secure Shell (SSH) services are enabled on a host, they will run indefinitely. To avoid having these services left running, set the "ESXiShellTimeOut". The "ESXiShellTimeOut" defines a window of time after which the ESXi Shell and SSH services will be stopped automatically.Solution
From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.
Click "Edit". Select the "UserVars.ESXiShellTimeOut" value and configure it to "600".
or
From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:
Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.ESXiShellTimeOut | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 600
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_8-0_Y25M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA VMware vSphere 8.0 ESXi STIG v2r3 VMware
Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
References: 800-53|SC-10, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001133, Rule-ID|SV-258756r1003569_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-80-000195, Vuln-ID|V-258756
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: 0df4f00c9270a2a6408818aace68db1c3076e6555203b18ada517221e4e25919