The value mesg n must be configured as the default setting for all users.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The "mesg n" command blocks attempts to use the "write" or "talk" commands to contact users at their terminals, but has the side effect of slightly strengthening permissions on the user's TTY device.
- ID
- SV-216343r959010_rule
- Version
- SOL-11.1-040270
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
Edit the default profile configuration files.
# pfedit /etc/profile
# pfedit /etc/.login