[98949] in RedHat Linux List
Re: runtime processes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anthony E. Greene)
Wed Nov 11 10:03:07 1998
From: "Anthony E. Greene" <agreene@pobox.com>
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 15:30:46 +0100
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On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Blake Thornton wrote:
>this is a question regarding several processes started at runtime
>
>specifically i am wondering if i need sendmail, postgresql, smb, snmpd,
>and routed.
>What would happen if i turned these off? I have looked in the man pages
>and i still dont really understand what these do. could some one give me
>a simple english description of these?
>I am the only user on my machine, I dont use my machine to get mail (I
>telnet to my account elsewhere), but i do use a ppp connection.
routed: Updates the routing table that sends network packets in the right
direction. You mmay need this when using ppp.
sendmail: Only if you use your machine as a mailserver.
postgresql: A multi-user SQL database that you probbly won't need on a
standalone workstation unless you are developing database apps.
smb: A networking protocol commonly used on MS DOS/Win machines. You won't
need this unless you need to share files or printers with MS boxes over a
LAN.
snmpd: A network management daemon that you won't need on a standalone
workstation.
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Anthony E. Greene <agreene@pobox.com>
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