Hi all, I was wondering what the general feeling was amongst other subscribers to the list in regards to updating a Red Hat box as part of a process to harden it? I am looking at Red Hat 7.0, 7.1 and 7.2 boxes.
The two obvious options to me are to either: - Identify errata RPMs that have been released by Red Hat for those versions and install them. or - Upgrade the Red Hat box to 7.3 or 8.0, and then update with the errata RPMs for either of those new versions. What is the experience and/or opinion of the group in regards to either of these options? Is one option better than the other in terms of security, or are the options are as secure as each other? Although it shouldn't be as important since security is the main concern, is it just generally "easier" to update the RPMs rather than upgrade the box entirely? I look forward to hearing from those amongst you with experience/opinions in this area. Cheers, Andy Wild.
