1.7.1 Ensure GNOME Display Manager is removed

Information

The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) is a program that manages graphical display servers and handles graphical user logins.

If a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is not required, it should be removed to reduce the attack surface of the system.

Solution

Run the following command to remove the gdm package

# yum remove gdm

Impact:

Removing the GNOME Display manager will remove the Graphical User Interface (GUI) from the system.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/15962

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

Plugin: Unix

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