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Securing Your SGI IRIX

  1. (Almost a verbatim copy from Charles Castevens' page.)
  2. Use shadowed passwords. It can be done in the System Manager. Lock unwanted users and hide them from the visual login.
  3. Remove unuseful software.
    IRIS 32# versions remove accessx
    IRIS 33# versions remove appletalk
    IRIS 34# versions remove arraysvcs
    IRIS 35# versions remove demos
    IRIS 36# versions remove InPerson
    IRIS 37# versions remove nss_fasttrack
    IRIS 38# versions remove outbox
    IRIS 39# versions remove PeoplePages
    IRIS 40# versions remove Register
    IRIS 41# versions remove sgi_apache
  4. Turn off as much as possible in /etc/inetd.conf
  5. Turn off unnecessary things via chkconfig xxx off

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