>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:38:20 -0500
>From: Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Beta question - initial install of packages
>To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
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<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!
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