Sorry, I am not trying to answer the question here - I am merely
adding to it. There are some other services I have queries about. I
have looked at the services section at mandrakeuser.org but it hasn't
been updated since Mandrake 7.1, so it is missing a few entries.
* drakfont:
I do use TrueType fonts, but is it really necessary to have a daemon
to check these fonts every time I boot? It adds about 5 seconds to
bootup time and probably uses some memory too.
* kheader:
This looks (from the DrakConf description) like it would be useful,
but is it necessary?
Thanks for any help.
On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 12:25, Jeremy Hughes wrote:
> > Paul Rodríguez wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I'm in the process of trying to secure my system. I have
> > pmfirewall set up and working well, but there are a lot of holes
> > still. One of the things that I am trying to do is minimize
> > unnecessary startup services, both for speed and security. I've
> > shut a bunch down, mostly servers that I'm not running, but there
> > are a few that I'm not sure about.
> >
> > Namely:
> >
> > xfs
> > rawdevices
> > network
> > irda
> > fetchmail
> > Do I need these to run a home workstation, (connected to the
> > internet, but not wanting to run any servers or anything like that
> > at this time)?
> >
> > -Paul R
>
> i am also trying to figure out which i need for a workstation. I
> you get an answer please forward to my also. Thanks.. I will do
> the same... Jeremy
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