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Disable ypbind Service

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The ypbind service, which allows the system to act as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain, should be disabled. The ypbind service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now ypbind.service

Rationale

Disabling the ypbind service ensures the system is not acting as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain. This service should be disabled unless in use.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_ypbind_disabled
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Puppet

include disable_ypbind

class disable_ypbind {
  service {'ypbind':
    enable => false,
    ensure => 'stopped',

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[customizations.services]
masked = ["ypbind"]

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then

SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'ypbind.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" disable 'ypbind.service'

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)