UBTU-18-010018 - The Ubuntu operating system must not have the Network Information Service (NIS) package installed.

Information

Removing the Network Information Service (NIS) package decreases the risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of NIS or NIS+ services.

Solution

Configure the Ubuntu operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing the Network Information Service (NIS) package from the system with the following command:

# sudo apt-get remove nis

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_18-04_LTS_V2R15_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-219157r958478_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-18-010018, STIG-Legacy|SV-109643, STIG-Legacy|V-100539, Vuln-ID|V-219157

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8dd3ca20c451ae514e2c6bff8928cc1382d0fd35637c77022e37110edcafc619