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V-215349

CAT II (Medium)

If AIX system does not act as a remote print server for other servers, the lpd daemon must be disabled.

Rule ID

SV-215349r958478_rule

STIG

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R2

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

The lpd daemon accepts remote print jobs from other systems. To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.

Check Content

From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# lsitab lpd

If the command yields any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text

In "/etc/inittab", remove the "lpd" entry by running the following command:
# rmitab lpd

To request the init command to re-examine the "/etc/inittab" file, enter: 
# telinit q