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Date:      Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:29:33 -0600
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1046903374.cff80b@mired.org>
To:        Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@cfl.rr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: disabling inetd & sendmail
Message-ID:  <15967.58061.762436.884175@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <1046470874.2149.4.camel@ka0ttic>
References:  <1046470874.2149.4.camel@ka0ttic>

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In <1046470874.2149.4.camel@ka0ttic>, Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@cfl.rr.com> typed:
> I am trying to disable inetd and sendmail so that they do not start up
> when my router/firewall boots up.  I have the following in /etc/rc.conf
> but it doesnt do any good:
> inetd_enable="NO"
> sendmail_enable="NO"
> how do I go about disabling these?

inetd_enable is fine as "NO". If you're still seeing inetd after
changing this and rebooting, cut and paste the text because there's
probably a typo.

sendmail_enable needs to be "NONE", otherwise it starts sendmail with
different sets of flags.

	<mike
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