[Ma-linux] Re: [Novalug] Another service running, need advice

[Mike Shade]

Kevin Dwyer wrote:
> There's a pretty boring process called init that runs all the time, 
> well after the computer has finished initializing itself, thus wasting 
> precious bytes of resources.  It doesn't come with a script in init.d, 
> but you can just go ahead and kill it.  You'll have to kill it as 
> root, but it should go without a fight.
>
> -kpd

 >:-D


>
> On 12/11/07, *Jay Hart* <jhart at kevla.org <mailto:jhart at kevla.org>> wrote:
>
>     Not only disabled that service, but disabled cupsrenice, since I
>     don't run a
>     GUI on this box.
>
>     > I think that's a fair assessment.  I always disable it out of
>     the box on
>     > RHEL and CentOS boxen.
>     >
>     > -- Mike
>     >
>     > Jay Hart wrote:
>     >> Ok, got the "microcode" service running on a server which has a
>     Via CPU.
>     >> The
>     >> microcode service is to "update the Intel CPU microcode".
>     >>
>     >> I don't see a reason to run this service either, but it is. So,
>     my guess is
>     >> that I could "safely" stop and disable this service.
>     >>
>     >> What say you???
>     >>
>     >> Jay
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>> Yes I am referrring to the "name service cache daemon".  Based
>     on your
>     >>> reply,
>     >>> I've disabled that service for this machine.
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>>> On Sun, 2007-12-09 at 22:23 -0500, Jay Hart wrote:
>     >>>>
>     >>>>> Do you need nscd running on a workstation that uses a static
>     ip address,
>     >>>>> a
>     >>>>> default gateway, and has an entry for a DNS server to get on
>     the net?
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>> Jay
>     >>>>>
>     >>>> If by 'nscd' you are referring to the "name service cache
>     daemon" then I
>     >>>> don't even have it running on any of my machines, in fact I
>     don't even
>     >>>> have it installed.
>     >>>>
>     >>>> I do run 'dnsmasq' "DNS masquerade and forward" but only on
>     my gateway
>     >>>> machine and sometimes on my portable which move around a lot.
>     >>>>
>     >>>> The caching service provide by 'nscd' will only be of benefit
>     to you if
>     >>>> you have BOTH large passwd(5), group(5), and hosts(5)
>     database and make
>     >>>> use of programs that access those databases a whole whole lot.
>     >>>>  IOW a lan-server host might get some gain by running it.
>     >>>>
>     >>>> -- DonJr
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>
>     >>
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