3.1.2.4 dhcprd

Information

This entry starts the dhcprd daemon on system startup. The dhcprd daemon listens for broadcast packets, receives them, and forwards them to the appropriate server.

Rationale:

The dhcprd daemon is the DHCP relay deamon that forwards the DHCP and BOOTP packets in the network. You must disable this service if DHCP is not enabled in the network.

Solution

In /etc/rc.tcpip, comment out the dhcprd entry:

chrctcp -d dhcprd

Default Value:

Commented out

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: 6daba48aded4649434e18eda47de36c9b469d7cef1842739e77bfb747c492dd4