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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
The AIX global initialization files must contain the mesg -n or mesg n commands.
The AIX global initialization files must contain the mesg -n or mesg n commands.
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The AIX global initialization files must contain the mesg -n or mesg n commands.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Command "mesg -n" allows only the root user the permission to send messages to your workstation to avoid having others clutter your display with incoming messages.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>