✎ 2.2.2 Ensure X Window System is not installed (Scored) [SecScan]

This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong.

======2.2.2 Ensure X Window System is not installed (Scored)======
=====Profile Applicability=====  
<code>
Level 1 - Server 
</code>

=====Description=====
The X Window System provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) where users can have multiple windows in which to run programs and various add on. The X Windows system is typically used on workstations where users login, but not on servers where users typically do not login.

=====Rationale=====
Unless your organization specifically requires graphical login access via X Windows, remove it to reduce the potential attack surface.

=====Audit===== 
Run the following command and verify no output is returned:
<Code:bash>
# rpm -qa xorg-x11*
</Code>

=====Remediation===== 
Run the following command to remove the X Windows System packages:
<Code:bash>
# yum remove xorg-x11*
</Code>