[Tfug] Open port question.

[Ken Steen]

> On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Ken Steen wrote:
> 
> -snip-
> > 9/tcp	   discard
> > 13/tcp   daytime
> > 25/tcp   smtp
> > 37/tcp   time
> > 98/tcp   linuxconf
> > 111/tcp  sunrpc
> > 113/tcp  auth
> > 515/tcp  printer
> > 1024/tcp rpc.statd
> > 5432/tcp postgres
> >
> > I'm not sure which of these services I can shutdown.  They are pretty
> > much the default Debian Woody services with the exceptions of linuxconf,
> > which I know I don't need, and postgres.  Can I remove any of the other
> > services?
> 
> If you're running a mail server, you'll want to keep smtp. If you need
> postgres, keep that too. I don't know if the printer one is neccessary for
> printing, but all the rest are safe to take out.
> 
> - Yan
 
Thanks for the help.  I'll start shutting them down now and see what
happens.

Ken