Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:09:13 +0400 (MSD) From: "Andrew L. Neporada" <fbsdmail@sign.chg.ru> To: John <freebsd-root@i-zone.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: inetd & security - some simple questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908201200130.95567-100000@sign.chg.ru> In-Reply-To: <qGsPGaA2zPv3EwIC@i-zone.demon.co.uk>
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On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, John wrote: > Hello list > > A couple of newbie questions: > > [FreeBSD 3.2] > > The machine in question is on a permanent connection. I do not want it > to go down if at all possible. I am enabling certain services one by > one. > > In order to re-read inetd.conf, is it appropriate to kill -1 (inetd > process number)? Will it cause a reboot? > Yes. Sending signal 1 (aka HUP) to daemon will usually cause it to reread config files and will not cause a reboot ;-) > Are there any security issues in enabling talkd? > General rule: you should only run services, that you realy need. If this machine is your server, than I think it is better to disable it. And it is also a good idea to enable inetd logging (inetd -l). > Thanks > -- > John > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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