On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Rick Warner wrote:
>
> One person's opinion: rpc.statd is only needed if running an NFS
> server. No NFS server should be 'exposed' to the Internet. NFS and
> components have been a security nightmare for over a decade now. If you
> need to run NFS for an internal net, make sure you have a good firewall
> between you and the net to block all external access to NFS and
> components. Then do all the security updates as the second line of
> defense.
>
> - rick warner
I looked at my 6.2 box, and it is running 'rpc.statd', but I couldn't
determine how it was started, and hence, the proper way to stop it, now
and permanently.
Can someone clue in?
Thank you.
- Martin J. Brown, Jr. -
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