Re: portmap?

[Eric Sisler <esisler westminster lib co us>]

John J. Donohue <jdonohue mcallen lib tx us> wrote:

>If I'm not using/running NFS, can I turn off portmap too?
>What are the security pros/cons of doing so?

If you're not using NFS or any rpc based services, you shouldn't need
portmap.  While I don't think portmap has any obvious security holes
without other services running, why take the chance?  I say if you don't
need it, at least turn it off.  You may even want to remove it since rpm
makes adding/removing packages easy.



Eric Sisler
Library Computer Technician
Westminster Public Library
Westminster, CO, USA
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