On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:15:54 -0700, PETER EASTHOPE wrote: > Some services listed in /etc/services, might never be intended > to operate on a specific machine. bootps and finger are likely > examples. > > In interest of security, is there any benefit in commenting out > unused services?
Definitely. See how to handle with such unnecessary services: http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/distro/debian/deb20-SystemConfiguration/ar01s13.html In brief, remove them or disable them. To disable them, check out update-rc.d usage http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/distro/debian/deb20-SystemConfiguration/ar01s04.html -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
