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title: Uninstall setroubleshoot Package
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# Uninstall setroubleshoot Package
 
## Description{% #description %}

The SETroubleshoot service notifies desktop users of SELinux denials. The service provides information around configuration errors, unauthorized intrusions, and other potential errors. The `setroubleshoot` package can be removed with the following command:

```
$ sudo yum erase setroubleshoot
```

## Rationale{% #rationale %}

The SETroubleshoot service is an unnecessary daemon to have running on a server, especially if X Windows is removed or disabled.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

### Shell script{% #shell-script %}

The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.

```bash
#!/bin/bash

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel-core; then

# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove setroubleshoot
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on setroubleshoot. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!


if rpm -q --quiet "setroubleshoot" ; then
yum remove -y "setroubleshoot"
fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
```

### Ansible playbook{% #ansible-playbook %}

The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.

```go
- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - CCE-82755-0
  - NIST-800-171-03.01.02
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_setroubleshoot_removed

- name: 'Uninstall setroubleshoot Package: Ensure setroubleshoot is removed'
  ansible.builtin.package:
    name: setroubleshoot
    state: absent
  when: '"kernel-core" in ansible_facts.packages'
  tags:
  - CCE-82755-0
  - NIST-800-171-03.01.02
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_setroubleshoot_removed
```