Re: [FC2] Can I disable these "unnecessnary" services?(a bit long)
I indicated below my advice ion thise I know something about. Opinions
may differ.
On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 03:35:28PM -0400, Patrick Chiang wrote:
Hi,
Almost all people will suggest me to turn off those unnecessnary
services after installation, but what kind of services should be
considered as "uncessnary"?
After doing some study, I list what I think about the services and
hopefully someone can kindly correct my comments :)
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1.acpid,apmd
Power Management Service.
If this computer is a desktop = turn off (assume we have a UPS)
if this is a laptop, keep it
yes turn it off.
2.cpuspeed
Adjust CPU speed, those PC with speed-adjustable CPUs should have it.
(Usually installed on a laptop?)
turn it off.
3.dc_client, dc_Server
Should be turned on if PC is one of multiple web servers with SSL
4.Irqbalance
Should be enabled if you have multiple processors.
5.mdmonitor,mdmpd
Should be turned on if you have a software disk array.
yes can be turned off if
no Raid is present.
6.messagebus
if this pc had installed KDE/GNOME...
7.microcode_ctl
if your processor is pentium-class and higher(Pentium 60-200 is not
included). AMD,Cyrix,VIA and those 64-bit processors are not included
either)
8.netplugd
if you don't like your FC2 configure your network automatically after
network is restored, you can have this service disabled.
9.random
Used to generate random numbers...leave it alone?
right.
A.rawdevices
Used for SCSI or some special purpose application, like Datbase Server?
I think I
would keep this,
Don't know :(
B.readahead, readahead_early
Those two services can help FC2 improve its performance by load some
program in advance.
Looks useful
C.services?
Don't know whtat this means...
Do you mean service:
service allows your to start and stop services in the init.d
directory. Like: sendamail stop
services is a file in /etc/ that tells which port various services
use.
D.sgi_fam
SGI's File alteration monitor
Help some applications to notify user or other programs about the
changes.Maybe disabled if your pc is a text_based server???
I always wondered why one needs sgi.fam. It is a mystery.
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Thanks for any suggestions...
Patrick
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