On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Tony Lambiris wrote:
> Exactly. Just because you can't find an exploit for a service, doesn't mean
> it's not out there. This is were I disagree with Red Hat enabling _everything_
> by default. It's just a really stupid thing to do. Most people running Red Hat
I've got to disagree... The philosophy is that if you install it, you want
it, so it should be turned on. If you're that security concious (and you
should be if your box is accessible from the void), DON'T do a default
install, and customize your packages.
> will be using it for a workstation, this they have no need for ftpd, or amd.
> If it's going to be used as a server, then it's up to the admin to know what
> to enable and how. It's as simple as that.
Don't necessarily agree there either. Linux machines are often used for
user education... how do you learn how to use something if you don't have
it?
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Derek Martin
Senior System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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