The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have the ypserv package installed.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Removing the "ypserv" package decreases the risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of NIS or NIS+ services.
- ID
- SV-204443r603261_rule
- Version
- RHEL-07-020010
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing the "ypserv" package from the system with the following command:
# yum remove ypserv