Re: Securing a Linux Firewall

[Frederick M Avolio <fred () avolio com>]

At 11:37 AM 7/23/02 -0400, Marc DVer wrote:
> I have a computer set up for the exclusive use as a gateway/firewall running
> IPChains.  I would like to know if I can safely shut down the rpc.statd
> service.

No guts, no glory.

Turn off everything you are certain you don't require.
Actually remove the executables, also. (remove the rpm).
Document what you do.
Turn off everything you *think* you are not using... but do this part one 
at a time. Do it. See if something breaks. Move on.



Fred
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