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The cmsd daemon must be disabled on AIX.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

This is a calendar and appointment service for CDE. The cmsd service is utilized by CDE to provide calendar functionality. If CDE is not required, this service should be disabled to prevent attacks.

ID
SV-215370r958478_rule
Version
AIX7-00-003065
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "cmsd" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'cmsd' -p 'sunrpc_udp'

Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd