3.1.2.10 mrouted

Information

This entry starts the mrouted daemon at system startup. This daemon is an implementation of the multicast routing protocol.

Rationale:

The mrouted daemon is an implementation of the multicast routing protocol. It is recommended that this daemon is disabled, unless the server is functioning as a multicast router.

Solution

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

chrctcp -d mrouted

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

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