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OL6-00-000221 - The ypbind service must not be running - PROCESS_CHECK

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Information

Disabling the 'ypbind' service ensures the system is not acting as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain.

Solution

The 'ypbind' service, which allows the system to act as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain, should be disabled. The 'ypbind' service can be disabled with the following commands:

# chkconfig ypbind off
# service ypbind stop

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_6_V2R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000382, Rule-ID|SV-208918r793704_rule, STIG-ID|OL6-00-000221, STIG-Legacy|SV-64771, STIG-Legacy|V-50565, Vuln-ID|V-208918

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a17e0e0f24e98164415496dcc36d11c951352b8d4d1cb2f352dd0f5d2fb7dc5c