stopping ftp, telnet etc

[EJ Stremler]

How do I stop the use of ftp and telnet on HPUX servers. Do I comment the daemons out in /etc/inetd.conf, then do a inetd -c.. Anything else I need to do?

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Yes, edit /etc/inetd.conf and remove/comment any unwanted daemons. Save the file and then issue an "inetd -c" command which sends a SIHGUP to the running inetd to cause it to reconfigure itself.

NOTE: This will only disable FTP/telnet daemons; no cliennts can connect to your server but your box will still be able to be an ftp/telnet client. If you want to disable the client as well then shutdown the execute permissions on /usr/bin/telnet and /usr/bin/ftp.

[Paul Sperry]

If you want to just restrict who can ftp/telnet to your system look at the /var/admin/inetd.sec file.

[EJ Stremler]

Thankyou all for the quick and accurate response.