stopnetsvc Command

Purpose

Disables the telnet and ftp daemons.

Syntax

stopnetsvc NetworkService

Description

The stopnetsvc command can stop the telnet and ftp daemons. Disabling the telnet daemon prevents anyone from being able to telnet into the Virtual I/O Server. Disabling the ftp daemon prevents anyone from being able to ftp into the Virtual I/O Server.

Parameters

Exit Status

See Virtual I/O Server command exit status.

Examples

1. To disable the telnet daemon, type:

   stopnetsvc telnet

2. To disable the ftp daemon, type:

   stopnetsvc ftp

3. To disable both the telnet daemon and the ftp daemon, type:

   stopnetsvc ALL

Related Information

The mktcpip command, the hostname command, the startnetsvc command, the cfglnagg command, the netstat command, the entstat command, the cfgnamesrv command, the hostmap command, the traceroute command, the ping command, the optimizenet command.