Help for System Services Configuration


Description of the information displayed

The System Services Configuration page lets you configure and control the operation of various system services. This page lets you to configure the device to use for the system console. It also lets you enable or disable FTP and Telnet access to the system. The current system services settings are displayed when the page is displayed.

System Console The device to use for the system console. This value is set by selecting one of the devices from the supplied drop-down list. The valid values are:

Serial port 1 use a terminal (workstation) connected to the first serial port as the system console.
Serial port 2 use a terminal (workstation) connected to the second serial port as the system console.
Video use a monitor, keyboard, and mouse attached to the system as the system console.
FTP services Specify whether FTP access is allowed. The value is specified by selecting one of the following from the supplied drop-down list:

ON allow FTP access to the system. Web users (for example, webroot) can transfer files to and from their home directories via FTP. The root user cannot use FTP for security reasons.
OFF do not allow FTP access.
Telnet services Specify whether Telnet access is allowed. The value is specified by selecting one of the following from the supplied drop-down list:

ON allow Telnet access to the system. The root user can use Telnet to access the system.
OFF do not allow Telnet access.

The system provides other security measures to control Telnet and FTP access to the system when either service is enabled. Web users (for example, webroot) are the only people allowed to use FTP to access files on the system, and access is limited to the files in each user's home directory. The root account cannot connect to the appliance using FTP for security reasons.

The root user is the only account that can login via Telnet.

In addition, both services use TCP-wrappers (tcpd) to control network access to these services (meaning, limit the remote hosts and workstations that can access the system using these services).


Description of the buttons and actions available

access Click this button to display and update the network access settings (meaning, tcpd settings) for FTP or Telnet.
Note that any changes made on the current System Services Configuration page that were not submitted are not applied to the system.
submit Click this button to update the system services settings.
refresh Click this button to display the current system services settings.