System Services V

Summary:

• Deprecated Services

List of Deprecated System Services

This list tries to cover all the scripts in '/etc/init.d' that have been removed.

In this list services are either 'optional', 'common' or 'essential'. 'Optional' means you can turn this service safely off without loosing vital functionality, 'common' means that this service isn't vital but usually enabled, and 'essential' means you should not turn it off, unless you know exactly what you are doing and why you are doing it.

fcron

Fcron is a replacement for 'cron' as well as 'anacron'. Notice that ML 8.1 comes with an outdated version which has security issues. Get 2.0 from the Fcron website.
Pertinence: Optional. Package: fcron. Doc:

man fcron

man fcrontab

inet(d)

Obsolete since ML 7.2, replaced by xinetd.
The Internet 'Super-Server'. Handles dial-in services like ftp, pop3 and telnet (these three are enabled by default). If you only dial out (e.g. for connecting to the Internet), or just have Apache running, you can turn it off and thus close another potential security hole.
If you want to use it however, have a close look at '/etc/inetd.conf', '/etc/hosts.allow', '/etc/hosts.deny' and install the tcp-wrappers.rpm (which is usually installed by default).
Pertinence: Optional. Package: inetd. Doc:

man inetd

man hosts_access

man tcpd

jail.init

Obsoleted after ML 8.1. jail is Just Another IP Logger. 'nuff said.
Pertinence: Optional. Package: jail. Doc:

man icmplog

man tcplog

olympusd

Obsoleted after ML 8.1. Olympus allows you to administer a large network of machines from one place.
Pertinence: Optional. Package: olympus-server. Doc: See project hompage.

opennap

Obsoleted after ML 8.1. Control script for an ~OpenNap server using the Napster file sharing protocol. Presumably one of the best ways to get in trouble these days ;-). Notice that there's an administrator account with a default password you should change.
Pertinence: Optional. Package: opennap. Doc: 'manual.html' in '/usr/share/doc/opennap-{...}'

vrrpd

Obsoleted after ML 8.1. Control script for the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Daemon, used to elect a master server on a local network and provide fallback in case the master fails.
Pertinence: Optional. Package: vrrpd. Doc:

man vrrpd

section index

Related Resources:

~SysAdminGuide, 9

man init

Revision: Mar. 13, 2002
Author: Tom Berger, Todd Lyons

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