Security for a first timer

[Dexter Ang]

In addition to what the others said:

> rpcidmapd       0:on    1:off   2:off   3:on    4:off   5:on    6:on
 --> missed something that seems to be related to nfs i believe. or at
least rpc/portmap.
> kudzu           0:off   1:off   2:off   3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
 --> you can turn this off if you don't change hardware too often. and
you don't plug in any usb camera's or flash drives or burners, etc.
> sshd            0:off   1:off   2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
 --> you said you didn't need ssh, turn this off.
> cpuspeed        0:off   1:on    2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
 --> does your cpu support auto throttling of it's speed (ie power
management?). if not, turn this off.
> gpm             0:off   1:off   2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
 --> do you need mouse support in the console? if not, off.
> irqbalance      0:off   1:off   2:off   3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
 --> i may be wrong, but this is supposed to be for multi-processor
machines. if you only have 1 cpu, turn it off. any comments on this
one? as far as i've read it's for smp machines.
> cups            0:off   1:off   2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
 --> do you print or share a printer? if not, off.
> atd             0:off   1:off   2:off   3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
 --> do you need one-time scheduled commands? if not, off.

of course my comments are to be acted upon after a little bit of
research to confirm my comments regarding the services and their use,
as well as your own machine.

good luck!

dex