System Administration

5.3 Default Services

The following Services are enabled by default:

network

ssh

syslog

cron

You may add other features and services, depending on your application. When you first log into the system, you will get a reminder message for configuration:

Figure 5.3 SCS login advice (displayed on-screen when you first log in)

To customize the SCS configuration for your location, we suggest you do the following:

* CHANGE THE ROOT

PASSWORD!!!

* reconfigure the

network

(netconfig)

*

set

the timezone, if not in the Eastern U.S. (timeconfig)

*

add

users

(adduser)

 

*edit the ntp.conf file and then enable the ntpd service

For extra security:

*edit the sshd_config file to not allow root logins

*when all settings are changed, reboot the system to save any changes

5.3.1 Configure the Services

To configure the existing features, use the following commands:

For the Network parameters, use netconfig

To change the host and domain name, use changehostname

For the Date/Time,

use timeconfig

For the authentication protocols,

use authconfig

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