Is it safe to stop xinetd on port 113? 2

[john99999]

Is it safe to stop xinetd on port 113? I'm trying to have only 1 port open.

[root@bubba root]# netstat -lntp
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:113 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1615/xinetd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1601/sshd

 

[aznluvsmc]

xinetd is the superserver which controls other servers such as Telnet and other such services. If you don't need them then you can turn xinetd off. If you do need them, then leave it on.

 

[ericbrunson]

You should know what port 113 (auth) is for to decide whether or not you want to shut it down. It'll affect response times of things like public ftp servers and irc.