4.1.2.5 dhcpsd

Information

This entry starts the dhcpsd daemon on system startup. The dhcpsd deamon is the DHCP server that serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients in the network.

Rationale:

The dhcpsd daemon is the DHCP server that serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients in the network. You must disable this service if the server is not a DHCP server.

Solution

On AIX 7.1 and earlier comment out the dhcpsd entry in /etc/rc.tcpip and ensure service is stopped:

chrctcp -d dhcpsd
stopsrc -s dhcpsd

On AIX 7.2 and later remove the software:

installp -u bos.net.tcp.dhcpd

Default Value:

Commented out

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/13069

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: f5908f313ba4bdc64e79a44b807c42c785a452067395c09659df61975b582967