3.1.5.16 ntalk

Information

This entry starts the talkd daemon when required. This service establishes a two-way communication link between two users, either locally or remotely.

Rationale:

This ntalk service is used to establish an interactive two-way communication link between two UNIX users. It is unlikely that there would be a requirement to run this type of service on a UNIX system. Unless required the ntalk service will be disabled.

Solution

In /etc/inetd.conf, comment out the ntalk entry and refresh the inetd process:

chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'ntalk' -p udp
lssrc -s inetd && refresh -s inetd

Default Value:

Disabled

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/4119

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c791919587e4f299ef0d5f2a3f3983283afc4a4ab0a36e62fb2ee9ad3e571d74