Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top 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> centos7/2/2/2.txt Last modified: 2017/05/04 15:55by 127.0.0.1