GEN001375 M6 - For systems using DNS resolution, at least two name servers must be configured - 'second name server is configured'

Information

NOTE: Update the value for NAME_SERVER_1 to the appropriate value for the local environment

Solution

Open a terminal session and use the following command to edit the /etc/resolv.conf and add additional 'nameserver' lines until at least two are present.

sudo pico /etc/resolv.conf

See Also

http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/os/mac/u_mac_osx_10.6_v1r3_stig_20130426.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-20, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001182, Rule-ID|SV-38766r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001375-M6, Vuln-ID|V-22331

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6dcf7b881bd992976190915c9bad5f965cd09dafd0cb16d9a0dfaab1496e39cf