If there are no X11 clients that require CDE on AIX, the dt service must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>This entry executes the CDE startup script which starts the AIX Common Desktop Environment. To prevent attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-215351r508663_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
In "/etc/inittab", remove the "dt" entry by running the following command:
# rmitab dt
To request the init command to re-examine the "/etc/inittab" file, enter:
# telinit q