You know I'm not going to argue this. Regardless a high uptime in the linux and or opensource community is considered holy. Yes there are cons to it , but it's your server and you can do whatever you want with it. if you prefer a low uptime, and a more secure kernel with more robust newer features then have at it ( this is what I do on my own desktop box ) , if you prefer not messing with a kernel and keeping your server up for long periods of time then do that ( I do this with my proxy server ) . I do both , if your thinking my proxy is vunerable , its not. I have a very sophisticated firewall script handling everything coming in and out. Plus on top of that there is no remote connection to my proxy server, if I make a changes to it, its done physically on the console to it. All I'm saying is , that if you know what your doing , you can make a system with an insecure kernel a very secure system, regardless if the kernel has some exploit for it ( google ptrace for an example of a kernel exploit ). That's my two cents, and my last posting for this thread.
Matt H. On Thursday 16 October 2003 10:55 pm, Z Teknology HLDS Email wrote: > > Then don't allow anyone access to machine and keep it firewalled.. via > > iptables.. Laugh all you want about this, but I know some admins who > > don't switch kernels or update it that often, what they want is a high > > uptime. > > It > > > shows customers that your systems are stable reliable.. etc > > Stable and reliable and vulnerable to attacks due to out of date kernals... > > Zack Sloane > http://zteknology.com > We put the personal back in personal computers! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
