
Disabling a network service
To disable a network service:
- Open the appropriate file.
The file will either be /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/services. See topics in the section Enabled and disabled network services for the network services in these files.
- Add a comment symbol (#) to the beginning of the line that contains the name of the network service you want to disable.
- Close the file.
- Reboot the system.