This may be of interest/use to some newer linux users.
It talks about all the daemons your new system runs and their role.
******* What's New With SecurityPortal *******
Killing Daemons!
If you install most Linux distributions, including Red Hat 6.x in the
"Server" configuration, you'll find a number of optional system
"daemons"
running. Given the normal path of discovery of security vulnerabilities
,
one or more of these (totally optional) programs might have a bug that
attackers can exploit to get root access. The problem is this: most
system
administrators don't know what all those programs on their systems do !
This
article attempts to clear up the confusion, by describing the purpose of
each of the running daemons on a Red Hat 6.1/6.x "Server" box and often
giving suggestions for deactivation. While this article is a "must-read"
for
every Red Hat/Mandrake system administrator, executives should find this
article useful as well, to get a general understanding and to help set a
security policy.
Read the full story here:
http://securityportal.com/cover/coverstory20000925.html
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