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Uninstall squid Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The squid package can be removed with the following command:

 $ sudo yum erase squid

Rationale

If there is no need to make the proxy server software available, removing it provides a safeguard against its activation.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_squid_removed
Severity
Unknown
References
Updated



Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions


package --remove=squid

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Ensure squid is removed
  package:
    name: squid
    state: absent
  tags:
  - CCE-82189-2

Remediation - Puppet

include remove_squid

class remove_squid {
  package { 'squid':
    ensure => 'purged',
  }

Remediation - Shell Script


# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove squid
#	   from the system, and may remove any packages
#	   that depend on squid. Execute this
#	   remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
#	   system!