+++ Anil Mare [linux-india] <02/01/02 07:40 +0000>:
> can anyone elaborate upon the sections of RHL6.2 which r vulnerable
> and what r the vulnerabilities, in details.and also which r the
> sections in which the security is improvised in RHL7.1. 
> A detailed mail or the pointer to it may be very helpful in securing
> my linux box, since the attacks in last few days have increased.

Redhat 6.2 has extremely old versions of several packages - right from the
kernel onwards.  It also has extremely poor security policies, and comes with
a nuisance called linuxconf.

Upgrade to RH 7.2 and install all the patches available (use up2date for
this).  Or if you stick to RH 6.2, upgrade just about everything there, and
close down all unnecessary ports and services.

-- 
Suresh Ramasubramanian  <---->  mallet <at> efn dot org
EMail Sturmbannfuhrer, Lower Middle Class Unix Sysadmin
[Linux One Stanza Tip]  From : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
LOST #052        -**< Sub : Multiple X sessions >**-
It is possible to open more than one "X" session  on  a single
box. Not recommended because of the severe drain on resources.
As User #1 (from console) : $startx -- :0
As User #2 (from console) : $startx -- :1  ... and so on
Toggle between sessions with Ctrl+Alt+F(n) and Ctrl+Alt+F(n+1)
and so on ... where n is the first free tty (usually F7)

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