On Tuesday 28 October 2003 10:52 pm, Vedran Ljubovic wrote:
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > don't even own a network card. Therefore I
> >
> > probably
> >
> > > don't need sshd at all.
> >
> > Isn't xinetd startup of ssh disabled by default, in
> > favour of starting as
> > a daemon?
>
> Hm you're right. It seems that xinetd is used for fam.
>
> > > - While I'm at it, I also don't need netfs,
> >
> > nfslock
> >
> > > (thus portmap)
> >
> > If you want to use NFS you need them all. If you
> > don't use NFS, 'urpme
> > nfs-utils-client' or whatever it is. AFAIK you need
> > portmap for fam to
> > work?
>
> Ok, I'll remove nfs. No use for it over dialup. Btw do
> you think that it would cause too much trouble if nfs
> is not enabled by default, atleast for us dialup
> users?
>

Well I was on dial up (DSL now), but I have a lan, and the server shares the 
inet connection, and I need NFS enabled by default.

Perhaps the installer/control panel should ask whether you want NFS 
(server/client), or not at all.

-- 
John Allen,                          mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
MandrakeClub Silver Member.          http://allentech.homelinux.org/


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