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Re: [cobalt-security] FTPD DoS (x-posted to cobalt-users)
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] FTPD DoS (x-posted to cobalt-users)
- From: Gossi The Dog <gossi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:56:23 +0000 (GMT)
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Jonathan Michaelson wrote:
> Chris,
>
> > Can I ask why you need to restart inetd .. IMHO your talking poop.
> >
> > Your not changing /etc/inetd.conf so in reality you do not need to restart
> > inetd in this case. The next time someone uses the ftp server it will pick
> > up the new config file since its does not run in the background and even
> it
> > it did, you would need to restart the ftp server and not inetd.
>
> Being offensive doesn't really promote good discussion on a mailing list,
> does it?
Indeed, it certainly doesn't help on security issues.
> ProFTP on the RaQ servers runs through inet and so restarting inetd is the
> method for restarting the ftp server.
Incorrect. Restarting or killing inetd does NOT kill ProFTPD sessions
running. You have to killall -9 proftpd to do this.