The AIX rlogind service must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215347 | AIX7-00-003041 | SV-215347r987796_rule | CCI-000197 | high |
| Description | ||||
| The rlogin daemon permits username and passwords to be passed over the network in clear text. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215347r987796_chk)
Determine if the "rlogind" service is running by running the following command:
# grep -v "^#" /etc/inetd.conf |grep rlogin
If the above grep command returned a line that contains "rlogin", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16543r294493_fix)
Disable the rlogind service by editing the "'etc/inetd.conf" file.
# vi /etc/inetd.conf
Comment out the "rlogind" service.
Restart the inetd service:
# refresh -s inetd