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Figure 12-9:
Viewing the
process IDs
for running
daemons
by using
ps -aux.
1. Enter the following command at the Linux prompt:
ps -aux
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The process ID (PID) for each daemon, including inetd, is listed on the
screen. In Figure 12-9, the PID for the sshd (Secure Shell daemon) is 646.
2. Make note of the PID for inetd.
3. Open /etc/inetd.conf in the Linux text editor vi by entering the
following command:
Or
vi /etc/inetd.conf
/etc/xinetd.conf
4. When you have the file loaded in vi, enable the insert (edit) mode by
pressing I.
5. Move the cursor to the beginning of the line of the daemon that you
want to disable, such as httpd (web server daemon), and type # at the
beginning of the line.
This step comments out the line and prevents it from loading when you
reboot the server or restart inetd. It’s also good for record keeping and
change management.
6. To exit vi and save your changes, press Esc to exit the insert mode,
type :wq, and then press Enter.
This tells vi that you want to write your changes and quit.
7. Restart inetd by entering this command with the inetd PID:
kill –HUP PID
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