Disable Interactive Boot

Details

The PROMPT option provides console users the ability to interactively boot the system and select which services to start on boot .

Rationale:

Turn off the PROMPT option on the console to prevent console users from potentially overriding established security settings.

Solution

Set the PROMPT parameter in /etc/sysconfig/init to no.

Default Value:

OS Default: No

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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