rpc.csmd

[Bharani_1]

for what does this rpc.csmd deamon used for. Will there be any problems if we stop it.

[Alex Glennie]

It's part of CDE's callendar manager see man dtcm .... it should only prevent users from using CDE's callendar gui ......

[John Carr_2]

Hi

its the calender manager service daemon stopping it should not cause any problems except when using the CDE calender.


man rpc.cmsd

John.

[harry d brown jr]

rpc .cmsd ("user) - calendar manager service daemon


If you don't need it, shut it down.


live free or die
harry

[Ceesjan van Hattum]

rpc.csmd = Calender Messaging Service

If you do not need it, stop it!

In the middle of 1999, a buffer-overflow was found in this service. Immediately after this discovering, hackers started doing extensive scans for this service, resulting in thousands of hacks against web-sites using Solaris.

Statements; Status and references for patches can be
found at CERT:
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-08-cmsd.html

Or just.. do not use it...
Regards,
Ceesjan