2.1.11 Remove xinetd

Information

The eXtended InterNET Daemon (xinetd) is an open source super daemon that replaced the original inetd daemon. The xinetd daemon listens for well known services and dispatches the appropriate daemon to properly respond to service requests.

Rationale:

If there are no xinetd services required, it is recommended that the daemon be deleted from the system.

Solution

Run the following commanf to remove xinetd:

# yum erase xinetd

Default Value:

OS Default: Not Installed

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3096

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-11, CSCv7|2.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b92206d9ac6c338cfcb9054d07fdeecce028c7e10c727b78a06abd91e8bfc3b7