RE: [cobalt-users] Disabling IMAP

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Loryan Strant wrote:

> I've tried that fix, but somehow it keeps setting the state back to "on",
> and it's pissing me off!
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Loryan
> 

Loryan, I believe I've mentioned the once-in-a-month-it-goes-back problem.
:)

There's the easy way, and there's the hard way to stop that...
The easy would be just rewriting that file all the time automatically by a
cronjob. That can be in cron-hourly, so the maximum time the active
monitor will yell for, would be 45 minutes or so, but you still get
the email to admin - and that sucks.

The other way, would be, of course, modifying the monthly (I think it's
once a month) cronjob who does that behaviour from the begining.
Since I'm sick of that behaviour as well, I'll go and check it now, and
post an answer later. :)

- shimi.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of shimi
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 April 2001 2:55 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Disabling IMAP
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Danny Daniels wrote:
> 
> >
> > Is it possible to disable IMAP from the GUI on a raq3 or raq4
> >
> > Or can this be done safely from /etc/inetd.conf.
> 
> Yes, it's the only way. (that I know of)
> 
> >
> > Note: I remarked out IMAP in the file inetd.conf. It disabled IMAP just
> like
> > it should. However the GUI starting producing a warning under the ACTIVE
> > MONITOR. I got a little worried and reveresed inetd.conf
> >
> The active monitor is sometimes (sometimes? :)) very stupid by it's
> annoyance.
> There is an option to stop him from that behaviour, but, about once a
> month, he'll change that config file again, and the monitor will bug you
> again.
> 
> If that fits your needs, login as admin, su to root
> then do
> cd /etc/cobalt/swatch/services
> pico imap
> 
> <now an editor will open>
> 
> go to the line:
> 
> state = on
> 
> change it to:
> 
> state = off
> 
> do ctrl+x -> y -> enter
> 
> on the next active monitor refresh (within 15 minutes) - active monitor
> would should the imap services with "No info" next to it.
> 
> hope this helps :-)
> 
> > I am tring to get my RAQ's down to a minimal amount services needed.  IMAP
> > is service I do not use and do not need.
> >
> > -Danny
> >  dcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> 
>  -shimi
> 
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