On 5/31/06, Timothy A. Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Neil - I understand your suggestion -- I used the installer as an attempted shortcut after having done several (5+) installs via the basic disk and the handbook. I have paid for that error in spades - believe me -- since then I have done an additional 5 or so installations by hand from the basic disk. I understand the processes there, I was hoping to rescue the additional time for the snort install etc by being able to just recompile stuff rather than have to start over from the beginning, the system is currently running, so I may just end up putting off the rebuild till this summer when I have a bit more time -- I was hoping to be able to change the use flags, build a new kernel and be done with it, but that doesn't look to be the case
Tim... I concur with Neil's assessment that you should just wipe the box and start afresh, the main reason being that you should be running hardened sources and USE="-*" instead of trying to do a basic install. Security related boxes such as firewalls, routers, and IDS should be a slim as possible to eliminate potential for security holes and in all cases they should be running with the hardened profile. Just my $0.02. -Mike -- ________________________________ Michael E. Crute http://mike.crute.org It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. --Douglas Adams -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
