Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38674 | RHEL-06-000290 | SV-50475r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Unnecessary services should be disabled to decrease the attack surface of the system. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2018-03-01 |
Check Text ( C-46234r1_chk ) |
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To verify the default runlevel is 3, run the following command: # grep initdefault /etc/inittab The output should show the following: id:3:initdefault: If it does not, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-43623r1_fix) |
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Setting the system's runlevel to 3 will prevent automatic startup of the X server. To do so, ensure the following line in "/etc/inittab" features a "3" as shown: id:3:initdefault: |