Title

If there are no X11 clients that require CDE on AIX, the dt service must be disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This entry executes the CDE startup script which starts the AIX Common Desktop Environment. To prevent attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.

Check Content

From the command prompt, execute the following command: # lsitab dt If the command yields any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text

In "/etc/inittab", remove the "dt" entry by running the following command: # rmitab dt To request the init command to re-examine the "/etc/inittab" file, enter: # telinit q

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-215351r958478_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-215351

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Expert Comments

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