Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R2) has 106 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

Nutanix OS must not install autofs.service.

Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Nutanix OS must not install autofs.service.

Description

Discussion Text

Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.

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Objective

V-279601

Rule

SV-279601r1192483_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

NXAC-OS-000157

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify Nutanix OS is configured to not automount devices using the following command.

$ sudo systemctl status autofs

If "autofs.sevice" is installed and or enabled, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Nutanix OS does not support the autofs.service by design. If autofs.service is enabled, some type of corruption has occurred and the OS must be rebuilt.

STIG check 75 of 106 in the Nutanix Acropolis GPOS STIG checklist

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