----- Forwarded message from Anonymous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- From: Anonymous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:11:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: scan and /usr/lib/locale ** This message was sent from the EUGLUG message board. Since ** ** the person who submitted this question may not be on the ** ** mailing list, please reply directly or on the message board: ** ** http://www.euglug.org/board.phtml?id=112 ** I have a question concerning the use of "scan". This morning, got up, noticed my router going light crazy, so I checked my nameservers to see. In /usr/lib/locale, there are tons of directories in there, with names like ar_AE and he_IL and so on. Inside these directories are similar files, like LC_MESSAGES and LC_TIME. I take it this is part of the "scan" process, after looking on the web for info. The question is, are these supposed to be running for some reason? I have never noticed them in a top before, and "scan" is taking up 97% of one slave server right now. Call me paranoid, but am I getting hacked? Any suggestions would be helpful before I blow away all these directories and kill the processes, and write a sh script to stop it next time I guess. But before I do all that, I thought I'd ask people who know more than me about "scan". Thanks --a disgruntled RH admin ----- End forwarded message -----
