Just to clarify, the list I give for ntsysv are services that are OKAY.
Digital Wokan wrote:
> Since you've just started using Linux, I'm going to assume you don't
> intend to use it as any kind of server. That makes this rather easy
> actually.
> Your /etc/hosts.deny should be nothing but the following line...
> ALL : ALL
> (Lines starting with # are okay, too.)
>
> And your /etc/hosts.allow should be blank or just comment (#) lines.
>
> To be even safer, try running ntsysv and unchecking any services you
> don't need. Typically, amd, anacron, atd, autofs, crond, cups (if you
> use it for printing), drakfont, gpm, harddrake, ipchains, keytable,
> kheader, kudzu, netfs (if you need NFS access - not to be confused with
> nfs, the server), network, numlock, sound, syslog, and usb.
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