If SNMP is not required on AIX, the snmpmibd daemon must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID |
Version |
Rule ID |
IA Controls |
Severity |
| V-215365 |
AIX7-00-003060 |
SV-215365r958478_rule |
|
Medium |
| Description |
| The snmpmibd daemon is a dpi2 sub-agent which manages a number of MIB variables. If snmpd is not required, it is recommended that it is disabled. |
Details
| Check Text (C-16563r294546_chk) |
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/snmpmibd" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16561r294547_fix) |
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "snmpmibd" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d snmpmibd |