Can I remove vtdaemon?

[jmb]

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?

[James A. Donovan]

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

[Thierry Poels_1]

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.

[Elena Leontieva]

Take a look at this link:

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

HTH,
Elena.

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

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