On 03.09 Alexander Skwar wrote:
>
> > Mandrake secure and more responsive because I only want to run this
> > computer as a desktop for either workstation or development machine.
>
> But then, this does not make sense to me. Why install and turn off?
>
It makes perfect sense to me, even from the point of view of an expert
installer-unix admin.
For example, I would like the installer to put there proftpd, talk, sshd,
even apache, but to let them peacefully quiet and stopped until I check
my hosts.deny-allow. Until I decide to start them.
I would see perfect an install with all services off, and a big announce
the first time root logs-in asking to run drakservices (if that exists)
or tksysv, or even auto-launching it.
And for new converted users from the evil side, this could be preceded
by a big: "Now you are a linuxer, you can turn your PC into a powerfull
server. Read Services-mini-HOWTO to learn about it". Yes, perhaps this is
the better solution.
And a thing I hate very very much is something that has also been commented
in this thread. Every time I update chkconfig or initscripts (don't remember
exactly which one is responsible), all that services I have stopped with
chkconfig 'cause I do not need them (nfs, rawdevices, kheader, etc.) turn
to be on again. I suppose this will be based on a logical reason...
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