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V-4688

CAT I (High)

The rexec daemon must not be running.

Rule ID

SV-45807r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-001435

Discussion

The rexecd process provides a typically unencrypted, host-authenticated remote access service. SSH should be used in place of this service.

Check Content

# grep disable /etc/xinetd.d/rexec
If the service file exists and is not disabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit /etc/xinetd.d/rexec and set "disable=yes"