ansible-hardening/releasenotes/notes/disable-graphical-interface-5db89cd1bef7e12d.yaml
Major Hayden 65a7bc44dc Setting default runlevel/target to non-graphical
This patch disables the graphical interface on a system to meet the STIG's
requirements. This was only a check previously. Deployers have the option
to opt out of this change if they *really* need a graphical interface.

Documentation updates and a release note are included.

Change-Id: Ia4c4853f7c9b66c6e1ac91c46fb8e7d48c80a408
2016-05-31 10:39:02 -05:00

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features:
- |
The security role now has tasks that will disable the graphical interface
on a server using upstart (Ubuntu 14.04) or systemd (Ubuntu 16.04 and
CentOS 7). These changes take effect after a reboot.
Deployers that need a graphical interface will need to set the following
Ansible variable:
.. code-block:: yaml
security_disable_x_windows: no