linux security: stop services, removing unnecessary packages, directories, and users for security
http://www.puschitz.com/SecuringLinux.shtml
//do we need to install chkconfig - is it red hat? not ubu? chkconfig --list | less
apt-get install deborphan
to find and uninstall unused packages
remove cluttering FHS (filesystem hierarchy standard) http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
directories
rmdir opt media srv
//a list of all unlocked (encryptable) accounts
egrep -v '.*:*|:!' /etc/shadow | awk -F: '{print $1}'
//the following finds if the user owns any files, if not, then probably safe to delete
find / -path /proc -prune -o -user
userdel -r