On Tue, 16 May 2000, you wrote:
> Hi,
> I have just been looking at my inetd.conf and found the following on the
> end. Can anyone suggest what process may have put them there as I
> didn't consciously do it!
>
> # # End of inetd.conf
>
> linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
> #swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat
>
> linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
>
> linuxconf stream tcp wait root /bin/linuxconf linuxconf --http
> #swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat
>
I've been told that making Linuxconf available via HTTP is
a big security hole as it can make your system configurable
by others. I'd comment 'em out myself. At least I did.
John
