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  3. VCUI-80-000143 The vCenter UI service default documentation must be removed.
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VCUI-80-000143 The vCenter UI service default documentation must be removed.

Information

Tomcat provides documentation and other directories in the default installation that do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.

Solution

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/webapps/docs

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_8-0_Y24M08_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) STIG v2r1

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-259132r960963_rule, STIG-ID|VCUI-80-000143, Vuln-ID|V-259132

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 026a076d21c5ba8ac22b55081f94c2d43c48e59d98dca54c2b9d81c621cbda5e

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