On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 01:47:10PM +0100, Samuele Giovanni Tonon wrote: > i don't agree with you. > if u need nisip then you need to make your server contact other client > so there's the need to make it listen on all interfaces. > Otherwise you can safely turn it off, but you always need to look to the > configuration file to make it work.
Don't you need the NIS server to be started in order to use apcaccess on the local machine? If it's not necessary, is it turned off by default? > Please be aware also of the fact that apcupsd by default doesn't start > because you have to edit init.d files. > That was done also to avoid people having it running without being aware > of the fact that it was open on all interfaces. I agree with you that the package is not a security risk right after installation since it's disabled. The only thing I'd like to suggest is that the default settings be aimed at the person with the simplest possible setup since this kind of user is unlikely to spend a lot of time configuring the daemon. Users needing the remote administration/querying are most likely, I believe, to spend some time looking at all the options. I leave it up to your judgement to decide whether or not you want to make it easier for one kind of users or not. It's not a big deal and I'm sure you have good reasons if you prefer not to change this. On a related note, would it be a good idea to make the default settings use USB ports? (It looks like almost all new models from APC come with a USB cable.) Francois -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
