[SunHELP] snmpd and mibiisa

[list tracker]

Do this:

in /etc/rc0.d

mv K07snmpdx backup.K07snmpdx
mv K07dmi backup.K07dmi

in /etc/rc1.d

mv K07snmpdx backup.K07snmpdx
mv K07dmi backup.K07dmi

in /etc/rc2.d

mv K07dmi backup.K07dmi
mv K07snmpdx backup.K07snmpdx

in /etc/rc3.d

mv S76snmpdx backup.S76snmpdx
mv S77dmi backup.S77dmi


--LT


>From: Erik Parker <eparker at mindsec.com>
>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
>CC: <mei at prc.utexas.edu>
>Subject: Re: [SunHELP] snmpd and mibiisa
>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:24:03 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a question about snmpd and mibiisa running on my Solaris 6 and 7 
>systems. Could someone tell me how I can tell
> > whether or not I need these services? I read man pages on snmp and 
>mibiisa. In my /etc/services file, there's no
> > entries for snmp and snmp-trap. Also, I looked for port numbers for snmp 
>and mibiisa by using "rpcinfo -p" but
> > couldn't find any port related to snmp and mibiisa services. But "ps" 
>shows that both services are running. Do I need
> > them? Can I turn them off?
>
>Yes, you should be able to safely disable snmpd from the rc directories.
>Snmp (Simple network management protocol) is used to monitor your system.
>Get device information, and general information about the system. If your
>machine is on a large network of systems being monitored by a program like
>HP Openview, you would leave this enabled.
>
>However, disabling it if you aren't using it, is a good idea.
>
>
>
>Erik Parker
>Mind Security
>
>"If you think technology can solve your security problems,
>then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand
>the technology."
>
>_______________________________________________
>SunHELP maillist  -  SunHELP at sunhelp.org
>http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sunhelp

_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com