Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 16:30:03 +0200 From: Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome2 hangs on startup Message-ID: <200410091630.03594.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> In-Reply-To: <16743.61876.660465.143923@ran.psg.com> References: <4166D58D.6020305@ev.net> <200410091555.07963.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> <16743.61876.660465.143923@ran.psg.com>
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El S=E1bado, 9 de Octubre de 2004 16:12, Randy Bush escribi=F3: > >>> It's in our FAQ: http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q20 > >> > >> it all looks reasonable until one gets to > >> Fam also requires that portmapper is running. Add the > >> appropriate entry to /etc/rc.conf: > >> due to long, and possibly outdated, training in security paranoia, > >> i just can't bring myself to enable portmapper. > >> do i need re-education, or should i hope that this can be changed > >> in the future? > > > > Ah. You have problems with inetd/rpcbind/fam security in a machine > > that runs X. What special security enabled version of X are you > > using? > > engineering is, among other things, compromise. and security is > never absolute. i am willing to accept the risks of X in exchange > for the benefits, which are considerable. last i talked to > security friends, portmapper had fewer benefits and greater risks. > > ymmv; i do have friends that still use screen. > > if portmapper's risks have been significantly reduced, plese send > clue. otherwise, discussing other security issues would seem to be > a red herring. > > randy None have request you to activate fam, rpcbind or inetd. Only have a=20 valid entry for your host in the resolver or not activate blackhole=20 operation. =2D- josemi
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