>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:38:20 -0500 >From: Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com> >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Beta question - initial install of packages >To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> >Message-ID: <1175423900.13599.88.camel at myth.home.local> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" <snip> <Even with the mostly conservative default <settings, having services on your machine that you will never use makes <your machine ripe for break ins and a root kit. Amen. I have been installing Red Hat Linux (and now CentOS) since RH 7. After installing, I am always astonished at the unneeded services that upstream has running. Check services, after installing and stop the services you do not need!