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Uninstall setroubleshoot-plugins Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The SETroubleshoot plugins are used to analyze SELinux AVC data. The service provides information around configuration errors, unauthorized intrusions, and other potential errors. The setroubleshoot-plugins package can be removed with the following command: 
$ sudo zypper remove setroubleshoot-plugins

Rationale

The SETroubleshoot service is an unnecessary daemon to have running on a server.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_setroubleshoot-plugins_removed
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Puppet Snippet

include remove_setroubleshoot-plugins
class remove_setroubleshoot-plugins {
  package { 'setroubleshoot-plugins':
    ensure => 'purged',
  }
}

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - CCE-91582-7
  - disable_strategy

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel-default; then
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove setroubleshoot-plugins
#	   from the system, and may remove any packages
#	   that depend on setroubleshoot-plugins. Execute this
#	   remediation AFTER testing on a non-production