Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:27:54 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Richard Stanaford <richard@nebula-bsd.dyndns.org>, "Andrew R. Reiter" <arr@watson.org>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc inetd.conf Message-ID: <86008.997892874@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:51:28 -0400." <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1010815114917.81338B-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:51:28 -0400, Robert Watson wrote: > I recently changed sysinstall (should be in 4.4-RELEASE when that comes > out) to first ask whether the user wants to run inetd, and then if they > say yes, asks if they'd like to edit inetd.conf. Inetd.conf is now > defaulted so that all services are disabled. The only problem with this is that it raises the bar for installation. Now, people need to know how to drive a (possibly) unfamiliar text editor to turn stuff on. Still, I like the direction you're moving in. Ultimately, I think the text editor idea should be an advanced option and changes to inetd.conf (and whatever) should be possible with the UI. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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