Unless the network is lying to me again, Devdas Bhagat said: 

> > 'man install'

> How does install react to a chattr +i'ed file?

I guessed, from the lack of explicit information on how it was failing that
the failure was "text file busy".  Until you pointed me to it, I'd never
even heard of 'chattr'. I responded from a more BSD side of the world. 
Perhaps 'chflags' ;-)

> Also, given that this is a cracked machine, and the forensic evidence
> modified, why not simply format and reinstall? 

Good question, but not related to what he asked.  (not that my answer was
correct, and I should probably have kept my yap shut).

> That makes more sense.

I agree.

> Unless you know exactly which files were modified (tripwire or
> something similar)

Which makes me wonder even more about why this was asked on firewalls.

AlanC
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