Changed: Was: Re: [CentOS] Beta question - initial install of packages Now: Turn off unneeded services after installation

[Lanny Marcus]

>Message: 13
>Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 16:14:35 -0700
>From: "Mark Hull-Richter" <mhullrich at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Changed: Was: Re: [CentOS] Beta question - initial
>install of packages Now: Turn off unneeded services after installation
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<Any specific suggestions for relative newbies as to 1) how to list the
<services that are running and 2) which ones are generally good
<candidates to kill?

Mark: From a terminal window, run system-config-services   You will need
to enter the root password. That will bring up the Service Configuration
GUI. Or, from the Desktop (I use GNOME), you can get there by
Applications > System Settings >Server Settings > Services (easier to do
it via the terminal window), which will also bring up the Service
Configuration GUI.

Look at everything with a check mark in the box. If you click on those
things, it will give you a very brief description of what it is. If you
do not need it, uncheck the box and stop the service, and when you are
done, save the new configuration.

Installing on Desktops, I find that Red Hat has Server stuff running
that I do not want or need and that would expose the box. HTH, Lanny