The IBM z/OS UNIX Telnet server Startup parameters must be properly specified.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-224102r958586_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the startup parameters in the inetd.conf file for otelnetd to conform to the specifications below.
The otelnetd startup command includes the options -D login and -c 900, where:
-D login indicates that messages should be written to the syslogd facility for login and logout activity.