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V-215343

CAT II (Medium)

The AIX hosts.lpd file must not contain a + character.

Rule ID

SV-215343r991589_rule

STIG

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R2

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Having the '+' character in the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file allows all hosts to use local system print resources.

Check Content

Look for the presence of a print service configuration file by running the following commands: 

# find /etc -name hosts.lpd -print 
# find /etc -name Systems -print 
# find /etc -name printers.conf

If none of the files are found, this is not applicable. 

Otherwise, examine the configuration file by running: 

# more <print service file> | grep "+"
@+hamlet
+lear
@+prospero

If any lines are found that contain only a "+" character, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the "+" entries from the "hosts.lpd" (or equivalent) file.