If SNMP service is enabled on AIX, the default SNMP password must not be used in the /etc/snmpd.conf config file.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-215231r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Edit "/etc/snmpd.conf" config file to remove or change all the default passwords that are used in the file.
Restart snmpd:
# stopsrc -s snmpd
# startsrc -s snmpd