Re: [cobalt-users] Is anything wrong

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 05 May 2002 11:22 am, cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> >> I have modified /etc/inetd.conf to disable all but the minimum.
> >>
> >> -----
> >> nfsfs           0:off   1:off   2:off   3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
> >
> >RUN
> >chkconfig --level 0123456 nfsfs off
> >did you say finger is still on???
>
> <SNIP>
>
> Whoops !!!
> I should spend more time looking at an issue before writing emails ;-).
> I have "portsentry" running on the RaQ, which is the reason "netstat"
> returns a list of open (listening) ports that are not consistent with the
> configuration.
>
>
> I'm now completely confused about "chkconfig" :-)

man chkconfig
DESCRIPTION
       chkconfig provides a simple command-line  tool  for  main
       taining  the  /etc/rc.d  directory  hierarchy by relieving
       system administrators of the task of directly manipulating
       the numerous symbolic links in those directories.

chkconfig is for your boot-up scripts 
turn things On at boot

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