[Sunhelp] Shutting down a port on a Sun box

[Jarrett m Carver]

If it is a process that opens the port such as /usr/lib/sendmail -bd, then you need to kill
that process, go into you rc*.d directories and find the startup script that starts the
process during boot.

If it is an inetd type port that starts then applications when connections come in on a
certain port then you can go into your /etc/services and you inetd.conf files and delete the
entries that correspond to the port you wish to close.

Never used digital UNIX, but would imagin the process is similar since these are more of
*NIX than Solaris specific.

Hope this helps.

Paul McCrone wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I need to disable a port ( let's say it's port XXXX) on a new workstation that
> I installed earlier this morning.  How do I do this? Please let me know (i.e.
> tell me the commands to execute) and I'll do it.  My network security people
> tell me that this machine needs to have this port deactivated, but they won't
> tell me how to do it.  I can't bring the system on-line until I resolve this,
> so please help!
>
> I appreciate your help.  OBTW, I'm asking for a Sun, but would anyone know how
> this this done for a Digital UNIX box also (would it be any different?)
>
> Regards,
> ===========================================
> Paul  J. McCrone, GS-12, Chief Forecaster
> HQ Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) Office Code: XOGM
> Email: Paul.McCrone at afwa.af.mil
> Phone: (402) 294-2821
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Jarrett Carver                            DIA OSIS System Administrator
Re:AFcarjm at dia.osis.gov                   CC:admin at dia.osis.gov

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