[PLUG] configuring a server without X

mikedela mikedela at ipns.com
Mon Mar 25 06:49:26 UTC 2002


It seems to me that it would be the opposite. The more services one runs,
the less likely that it's secure.

I've got X on all my servers, but that's so I can configure them and turn X
back off. I take that back, I've got a FREESCO firewall that doesn't have a
GUI on the floppy :-)

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-----Original Message-----
From: plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org
[mailto:plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org]On Behalf Of Stuart Mathews
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:22 PM
To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
Subject: Re: [PLUG] configuring a server without X


> On Sunday 24 March 2002 13:28, you hammered the keyboard to write:
> > Howdy,
> >
> > I have a friend(?) who believes that a 'server' doesn't need X, and
> > therefore puts minimal vid support (low end vid card and small cheap
> > monitor) on them. Once they're running, the monitor is moved away...
> >
> > He's asked me for help, but some of the tools I have found for
> > configuring want the GUI, and with no X support available ....
> >
> > Any ideas? Can you get there from here?

>
>
> Of course.  The GUI's are just front ends to the real config files.  You
will
> need to learn what files you need to edit (or what console program will
> assist you) for what you are trying to set up.
>
> >
> > -bk

It seems I read once that having X on a system opens up all kinds of
security
problems.   Any chance that's right?


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