Disabling auth service (was RE: [ale] sun rpc services)

[Jerry Z. Yu]

ps -alef |grep identd

check your /etc/rc.d/rc?.d for entries started it.

On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Davis, Ricardo C. wrote:

#
#I have a related question.  I'm in the process of hardening a system running
#RH Linux 6.2.  The system will be a FTP server, thus I only want ports 21
#(ftp) and 22 (ssh) open.
#
#I've almost accomplished the goal ... I scan with nmap 2.3b14 and I see
#these ports as well as port 113 (auth) open.  But I've commented the 'auth'
#line in /etc/inetd.conf and SIGHUP'd inetd and port 113 is still open.  What
#am I missing?
#
#
#Merry Christmas!
#
#-----Original Message-----
#From: Martin Nichols [mailto:mnichol at webentrada.com]
#Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 3:43 PM
#To: ale at ale.org
#Subject: [ale] sun rpc services
#
#
#Good Afternoon,
#I am running a red Hat 6.2 box and would like to disable the services
#running
#on port 111. Any suggestions?
#Thank You,
#
#Martin Nichols
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Jerry Z. Yu				mailto: z.yu at ptek.com
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