[olug] Deactivate haldaemon on servers?

[Cooper Vertz]

I'm sorry Dave.  I'm afraid you can't do that.

-HAL

(could not resist)

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:53 PM, <dthacker9 at cox.net> wrote:

> I'm doing some security cleanup work.   Our RHEL servers are running
> haldaemon, and I see no need for them to.  The NSA recommends removing it
> but cautions that other programs may depend on it.(1)   Any downside to
> shutting the haldaemon off on co-located servers?
>
> Dave Thacker
>
> (1)http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/rhel5-pamphlet-i731.pdf
>
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