Solaris for ISPs Administration Guide

Reconfigurable Settings

The installation of Solaris for ISPs platform extensions and services with their default configuration will override the default service behavior on the hosts where they are installed. This procedure creates a more secure server by disabling Solaris network utilities that are not essential to the Solaris for ISPs software installed on the system.


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You must review and may modify, if necessary, the default configuration during host configuration.


If you accept the default installation setup, these Solaris services will be disabled, unless noted otherwise. Disabling of these services is not required, but we recommend disabling these services to avoid potential security holes and to conserve resources. To change the value of these services, inetd.conf will be modified, unless stated otherwise. To undo these changes, go to "Undoing the Changes"

Closing Potential Security Holes

We recommend disabling of the following services to ensure protection for passwords and to restrict access to hosts for unauthorized individuals.


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If you accept the default setting, you will no longer be able to access the host with these disabled "r" commands.


We recommend disabling the following services to protect information from unauthorized users. Disabling these services will enhance system security and will restrict access to system information by preventing host responses to these network requests.

Conserving Resources

We recommend disabling of the following CDE and OpenWindows services unless they are required in your environment. Disabling these services will enhance system performance.

We recommend disabling the following network (inetd) services unless required in your environment. Disabling these services will free resources and enhance system performance. Modify the default configuration if you require any network utilities listed below.

We recommend disabling of the following services unless they are essential for your environment. Disabling these services will enhance system performance. Please modify the default configuration if you require any services listed below.


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You can also refer to the on line help during host configuration for help in enabling or disabling the Solaris services.