From: <bl...@us...> - 2003-10-10 01:33:08
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Update of /cvsroot/devil-linux/build/scripts/configuration/help In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv1345/scripts/configuration/help Added Files: nis.help portmap.help tcp_wrappers.help Log Message: Added NIS (YP), RPC Portmapper, and tcp_wrappers. --- NEW FILE: nis.help --- CONFIG_NIS The Network Information Service (NIS) provides a simple network lookup service consisting of databases and processes. It was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. Its purpose is to provide information, that has to be known throughout the network, to all machines on the network. Information likely to be distributed by NIS is: * login names/passwords/home directories (/etc/passwd) * group information (/etc/group) * host names and IP numbers (/etc/hosts) --- NEW FILE: portmap.help --- CONFIG_PORTMAP The portmapper manages RPC connections, which are used by protocols like NFS and NIS (YP). --- NEW FILE: tcp_wrappers.help --- CONFIG_TCP_WRAPPERS The tcp_wrappers program is a security tool for filtering incoming network services requests. It is a small daemon programs which can monitor and filter incoming requests for systat, finger, FTP, telnet, rlogin, rsh, exec, tftp, talk and other network services. |