fam init.d script dependency on portmap ?

mksoft · l33t Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 844

Why fam's script depends on portmap :?:

Can this dependency be safely removed, or at least modified from need to use dependency :?:

I have no need for portmap and wish to remove it.
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lx · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 8:52 am Post subject:

From the FAM faq on http://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/faq.html .

mksoft · l33t Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 844

Even tough I want it used on local machine only, not accepting connections from network

Seems an overkill

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m_x · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 1

You can tell both portmap and famd to only listen to local clients (on the loopback interface 127.0.0.1).

* For famd you have this option: "-L Only accept connections from local clients."
man famd.
Refer to /etc/fam.conf to set this option.

* For portmap you have this option : -l (minus L) that tells portmap to only listen on the loopback interface.
This option is not written in the man page but if you type: portmap --help it will be shown.
Then you can set it in the /etc/init.d/portmap script if there is no configuration file for portmap.

And finally use a firewall to protect you from illegal access to network ports.

Have a nice day.