Title

If AIX system does not support either local or remote printing, the piobe service must be disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The piobe daemon is the I/O back end for the printing process, handling the job scheduling and spooling. 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 piobe If the command yields any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-215350r508663_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-215350

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

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