From owner-freebsd-security Wed Aug 15 9:26:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from axl.seasidesoftware.co.za (axl.seasidesoftware.co.za [196.31.7.201]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EB9E37B40D; Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:26:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@starjuice.net) Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.seasidesoftware.co.za) by axl.seasidesoftware.co.za with local-esmtp (Exim 3.31 #1) id 15X3WM-000MNF-00; Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:27:54 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: Robert Watson Cc: Richard Stanaford , "Andrew R. Reiter" , security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc inetd.conf In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:51:28 -0400." Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:27:54 +0200 Message-ID: <86008.997892874@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:51:28 -0400, Robert Watson wrote: > I recently changed sysinstall (should be in 4.4-RELEASE when that comes > out) to first ask whether the user wants to run inetd, and then if they > say yes, asks if they'd like to edit inetd.conf. Inetd.conf is now > defaulted so that all services are disabled. The only problem with this is that it raises the bar for installation. Now, people need to know how to drive a (possibly) unfamiliar text editor to turn stuff on. Still, I like the direction you're moving in. Ultimately, I think the text editor idea should be an advanced option and changes to inetd.conf (and whatever) should be possible with the UI. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message