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

[Kevin Dwyer]

Another fun thing to try is to use the killpg syscall on process group 1.
This has a funny effect on a regular user.  There isn't a binary that does
it, but you could try something like:

$ python -c "import os; os.killpg(1,9)"

-kpd

On 12/11/07, Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> wrote:
>
> Following your advice, I logged in as root and killed "init".  My computer
> immediately gave me an error message of "Please call Bill Gates at
> Microsoft
> to resolve system failure".
>
> If you have put me in the bad graces of Microsoft, we need to talk.  What
> the
> hell did you do to my computer???
>
> Jay
>
> > 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
> >
> > On 12/11/07, Jay Hart <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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