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тАО03-06-2003 07:31 AM
тАО03-06-2003 07:31 AM
I've notified management about the sendmail vulnerability problem, now I'm waiting for them to decide if I should take immediate action.
First question: Since we don't use our unix mail for anything except to report on cron jobs, can I disable its startup without affecting anything else?
Second question: How should I disable the startup?
Tom
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тАО03-06-2003 07:33 AM
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тАО03-06-2003 07:36 AM
тАО03-06-2003 07:36 AM
Re: Sendmail Vulnerability Question
/etc/rc.config.d/mailservs
export SENDMAIL_SERVER=0
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тАО03-06-2003 07:37 AM
тАО03-06-2003 07:37 AM
Re: Sendmail Vulnerability Question
1) Yes, disabling it will not cause any harm.
2) Fist stop sendmail daemon, then disabling it from coming up at bootup.
# /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
# vi /etc/rc.config.d/mailsevrs
to change:
export SENDMAIL_SERVER=1
to:
export SENDMAIL_SERVER=0
Hai
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тАО03-06-2003 07:45 AM
тАО03-06-2003 07:45 AM
Re: Sendmail Vulnerability Question
# killsm
This is exactly similar like doing:
# /sbin/init.d/sendmail stop
But before doing that, remember that the root mail messages and the mail message from your cron jobs are important.
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тАО03-06-2003 07:46 AM
тАО03-06-2003 07:46 AM
Re: Sendmail Vulnerability Question
Thanks for your fast response. Sendmail is down and I'll test the reboot tomorrow.
Tom