topic Re: Can I remove vtdaemon? in Operating System - HP-UX

Can I remove vtdaemon?

jmb — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:57:51 GMT

This is 11i, and we want to pull out uucp. In order to do that, we need to swremove SYSCOM, which appears to incorporate vt, vtdaemon, vtgateway and vtserver, along with Kermit and other things. We're ok with the other pieces, but I'm not familiar with the vt processes.

As far as I know we are not using those; does anyone know if there are unseen ramifications in removing SYSCOM?

Re: Can I remove vtdaemon?

James A. Donovan — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:05:37 GMT

It's unlikely that removing it would cause you any problems. vt (and vtdaemon) is one of those legacy-type applications that very few people use anymore.

I wouldn't bother removing it, just make sure that the vtdaemon isn't running. There is generally a vt start script under /sbin/init.d

Re: Can I remove vtdaemon?

Thierry Poels_1 — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:09:31 GMT

hi,

yep, you can very probably remove it without problems. You can leave it on the system, and disable it in /etc/rc.config.d.
(the Bastion cookbook also mention to disable vtdaemon).

regards,
Thierry.

Re: Can I remove vtdaemon?

Elena Leontieva — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:09:38 GMT

Take a look at this link:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=12500

HTH,
Elena.

Re: Can I remove vtdaemon?

Jeff Schussele — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:15:00 GMT

Hi,

vt was/is an old remote login/execution scheme used long ago. I believe it was/is proprietary to HP & is purely a legacy thing.
Personally, I've *never* used vt or it's daemon & know of nobody who does. I think you're safe to stop it if it's running & remove it.

Rgds,
Jeff