On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 03:37:02PM -0500, Bob Tanner wrote: > Quoting Florin Iucha (florin at iucha.net): > > Ugh... a not running tftp server is a secure tftp server. And a not > > installed one is even more secure. > > > > Why do you need to have it secured? Install it, use it to upgrade CBOS > > and the uninstall it. > > Try explaining this to someone who installs redhat 7.2 with the most secure > option which disallows any initiate incoming port. Then walk them through > changing ipchains (7.2 uses ipchains by default). THEN install tftp, THEN > uninstalling tftp. Isn't the firewall in RedHat 7.x controlled via SysV init scripts? Just tell them to /etc/init.d/ipchains stop, run the server, stop the server, start the ipchains, remove the server... Anyway this is moot as Nate pointed out. florin -- "If it's not broken, let's fix it till it is." 41A9 2BDE 8E11 F1C5 87A6 03EE 34B3 E075 3B90 DFE4 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20020417/02363cf1/attachment.pgp