2.2.2 Disable NIS Server Daemons - Make sure that /network/nis/server is disabled

Information

Level: 1

Solution

No action is necessary to disable NIS server daemons unless they have been specifically enabled by the administrator. If so, they may be disabled using the following commands -

svcadm disable svc:/network/nis/server

svcadm disable svc:/network/nis/passwd

svcadm disable svc:/network/nis/update

svcadm disable svc:/network/nis/xfr

See Also

https://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/tools2/solaris/CIS_Oracle_Solaris_10_Benchmark_v5.2.0.pdf

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7

Plugin: Unix

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