The AIX global initialization files must contain the mesg -n or mesg n commands.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215342 | AIX7-00-003036 | SV-215342r991589_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Command "mesg -n" allows only the root user the permission to send messages to your workstation to avoid having others clutter your display with incoming messages. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-16540r294477_chk) |
| Check global initialization files for the presence of "mesg n" command by running: # grep "mesg" /etc/profile /etc/environment /etc/security/environ /etc/security/.profile /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/profile:mesg n /etc/environment:mesg n If any global initialization file does not contain "mesg n", or it contains the "mesg y" command, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16538r294478_fix) |
| Edit the global initialization files that do not contain "mesg n" command and add the following line to the initialization files: mesg n |