Re: Can I turn off portmap?
According to Peter Iannarelli:
> I am sure you are right. I'm running xinetd for the added security.
> When I read my /etc/init.d/xinetd --> stop) It shuts down the
> portmapper. start) starts up the portmapper. It is true that
> it does not have to be run however, and correct me if I'm wrong
> it controls the initiation of listening daemons ( ie, in.telnetd ),
> as opposed to running in.telnetd as a deamon.
Nonono, the portmapper and inetd (or xinetd for that matter) are
*two very different things*
The portmapper is /usr/sbin/portmap.
It's for dispatching Remote Procedure Calls (well actually just
resolving RPC program number to TCP/UDP port). Such as NFS and NIS.
Inetd is /usr/sbin/inetd (or xinetd).
It's for starting daemons like telnetd and rlogind
Mike.
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