If NFS is not required on AIX, the NFS daemon must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215352 | AIX7-00-003046 | SV-215352r958478_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| The rcnfs entry starts the NFS daemons during system boot. NFS is a service with numerous historical vulnerabilities and should not be enabled unless there is no alternative. If NFS serving is required, then read-only exports are recommended and no filesystem or directory should be exported with root access. Unless otherwise required the NFS daemons (rcnfs) will be disabled. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-16550r294507_chk) |
| From the command prompt, execute the following command: # lsitab rcnfs If the command yields any output, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16548r294508_fix) |
| In "/etc/inittab", remove the "rcnfs" entry by running the following command: # rmitab rcnfs To request the init command to re-examine the "/etc/inittab" file, enter: # telinit q |