Root cron every day runs to programs, Tripwire and LogWatch. I'd like to know more about them.
Tripwire apparently compares certain files against a database to ensure file integrity. What files are checked? What's the point? Is it to help protect against viruses? Is it entirely safe for me to enable Tripwire? (root's cron tries to run it daily, but it says it has not been initiated). The LogWatch does report denied packets. I'd like to know what it all means. Denial is good, but I don't know what's denied. What good is it to know what IP tried without success to access my system. Usually there is just one attempt, and I suppose that can be ignored. But at what point should one become concerned? Or is the fact that LogWatch is reporting it mean that I don't have to be concerned? Haines Brown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
