Check for Presence of User .rhosts Files

HighLevel 1Automatedsolaris

Description

While no .rhosts files are shipped with Solaris, users can easily create them. This action is only meaningful if .rhosts support is permitted in the PAM configuration. Audit: automated read-only check derived from the CIS audit procedure; it prints "compliant" when the control is met.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

command -v logins >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1; out=$( { for dir in $(logins -ox | awk -F: '($8 == "PS") { print $6 }'); do find "$dir"/.rhosts -type f -ls; done ; } 2>/dev/null ); [ -z "$out" ] && echo compliant || printf '%s\n' "$out" | head -n 20

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Correct or justify any items discovered in the Audit step. Determine if any user .rhosts files are present in user directories and work with those users to determine the best course of action in accordance with site policy.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: solarisaccounts
Reference: CIS Oracle Solaris 11.4 Benchmark v1.1.0 - 9.12 Check for Presence of User .rhosts Files

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target solaris