Vineet Kumar wrote:
> * Initech ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031212 13:42]:
> > On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 01:20:42PM -0600, Rick Weinbender wrote:
> > > I've heard that the inetd process is not very secure.
>
> That's not necessarily true. What is "not very secure" is running any
> service you don't need
* Kevin Mark ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031212 22:52]:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 06:44:52PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote:
> > * Initech ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031212 13:42]:
> > >
> > > update-rc.d -f inetd remove
> > >
> > > (note: this is the way you modify init scripts in debian)
> >
> > note: this is _
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Rick Weinbender wrote:
> I've heard that the inetd process is not very secure.
> Also, my email server runs fine even if I kill the inetd process.
> *
> Is there a way to remove it or disable it permanently.
> Would this be a good thing to do? Or will it just cause
> me probl
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 06:44:52PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote:
> * Initech ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031212 13:42]:
> > On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 01:20:42PM -0600, Rick Weinbender wrote:
> > > I've heard that the inetd process is not very secure.
>
> >
> > update-rc.d -f inetd remove
> >
> > (note: thi
* Initech ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031212 13:42]:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 01:20:42PM -0600, Rick Weinbender wrote:
> > I've heard that the inetd process is not very secure.
That's not necessarily true. What is "not very secure" is running any
service you don't need. If you don't have anything nece
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 01:20:42PM -0600, Rick Weinbender wrote:
> I've heard that the inetd process is not very secure.
> Also, my email server runs fine even if I kill the inetd process.
Because it runs standalone :-)
> Is there a way to remove it or disable it permanently.
> Would this be a go
I've heard that the inetd process is not very secure.
Also, my email server runs fine even if I kill the inetd process.
*
Is there a way to remove it or disable it permanently.
Would this be a good thing to do? Or will it just cause
me problems down the road.
Thanks,
-Rick
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Karl E. Jorgensen writes:
> It is - until you upgrade inetd. Then update-rc.d will think it hasn't
> been installed, and obediently create all the symlinks.
Try 'update-rc.d -f inetd remove; update-rc.d inetd stop 20 0'
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> > Then I think
> >
> > # update-rc.d -f inetd remove
> >
> > is the neater solution.
>
> It is - until you upgrade inetd. Then update-rc.d will think it hasn't
> been installed, and obediently create all the symlinks.
aha! That's the vague memory I had! :)
thanks :)
Mike
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On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 10:51:27PM +0200, Stefan Bellon wrote:
> Mike Dresser wrote:
> > On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Stefan Bellon wrote:
>
> > > I'm running unstable and I'd like to ask, what is the recommended
> > > way of disabling inetd altogether without havin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> Then I think
>
> # update-rc.d -f inetd remove
>
> is the neater solution.
Actually, no. While that'd work, the next package upgrade will restore
the symlinks. You want to leave the K links alone, and just disable the
S links.
This is in the update-rc.d manpage:
Mike Dresser wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Stefan Bellon wrote:
> > I'm running unstable and I'd like to ask, what is the recommended
> > way of disabling inetd altogether without having to deinstall
> > netbase as well (as it depends on netkit-inetd). I'm wel
Michael Jinks wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 10:25:28PM +0200, Stefan Bellon wrote:
[snip]
> > Is there any recommendation of how to turn inetd off? Or should I
> > use update-rc.d and remove the symlinks to /etc/init.d/inetd? Is
> > there no neater way?
> I don't know how much neater you want
On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 04:37:28PM -0400, Mike Dresser wrote:
> how about an exit 0, in the top of /etc/init.d/inetd after shutting it
> off?
This will work, but it can cause confusion in the future, especially if
somebody else takes over as admin on the box. They'll see inetd
configured to start
On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 10:25:28PM +0200, Stefan Bellon wrote:
>
> I'm well aware that I can disable
> every service in the /etc/inetd.conf file, but why have it running
> then?
No reason at all. :)
> Is there any recommendation of how to turn inetd off? Or should I
> use update-rc.d and remove
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Stefan Bellon wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm running unstable and I'd like to ask, what is the recommended way
> of disabling inetd altogether without having to deinstall netbase as
> well (as it depends on netkit-inetd). I'm well aware that I can disab
Hi!
I'm running unstable and I'd like to ask, what is the recommended way
of disabling inetd altogether without having to deinstall netbase as
well (as it depends on netkit-inetd). I'm well aware that I can disable
every service in the /etc/inetd.conf file, but why have it running
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