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Enable the rhnsd service as necessary.


CONTROL ID
04944
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS




This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Disable all unnecessary services unless otherwise noted in a policy exception., CC ID: 00880

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH




  • Title: Disable the rhnsd Daemon Description: The rhnsd daemon polls the Red Hat Network web site for scheduled actions and, if there are, executes those actions. Rationale: Patch management policies may require that organizations test the impact of a patch before it is deployed in a production… (Rule:xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_1.2.4_Disable_the_rhnsd_Daemon, The Center for Internet Security Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Level 2 Benchmark, 1.2.0)
  • The rhnsd service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via chkconfig Parameters: enabled / disabled References: Section: 2.1.2.2, Value: disabled CCE-U-203 (CCE-3416-5, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 5.20130214)