Uninstall cyrus-imapd Package
Description
The cyrus-imapd package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove cyrus-imapd
Rationale
If there is no need to make the cyrus-imapd software available,
removing it provides a safeguard against its activation.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
#!/bin/bash
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove cyrus-imapd
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on cyrus-imapd. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "cyrus-imapd"
Ansible playbook
The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.
- name: Ensure cyrus-imapd is removed
package:
name: cyrus-imapd
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_cyrus-imapd_removed
- unknown_severity
