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CentOS isn't marketed as a desktop distro. The listening default is helpful and when I switched over to Ubuntu that default of not listening confused me. Not
by wolco 7y ago
CentOS isn't marketed as a desktop distro. The listening default is helpful and when I switched over to Ubuntu that default of not listening confused me. Not sure I see the benefit.. it's like installing windows but the internet is disabled by default and must be configured manually.. installing another browser and you must configure it manually.
- Dylan16807 7y agoListening on localhost, or a socket, is a reasonable default. Listening to nothing is annoying, and listening to everything is a terrible idea. If you're spreading one service across multiple servers, you can spare the few seconds to open up IPs/ports. The default should keep things moderately secure on a single host.