there is a graphical tool for kde at http://www.kde.org that easily
closes any port that you don't want available (it even suggest which)
also linuxworld.com - slashdot - linux.com all have recent advice on
security.
cheers
Mike Julien
> Many thanks for giving me a proper answer. One that actually helps me understand
> better. There's only one thing worse than a system that's not waterproof and that
> is not 'knowing' that it isn't waterproof. Now that I know this, I'll look for a
> way to encrypt data that I don't want to be public.
> Is the system safe from the network side? I didn't install any servers. Should I be
> afraid of Trojan horses? I ask this because my I have a constant connection to the
> internet via cablemodem.
>
> Jo
>
> ---- Original Message -----
>
> > > From: Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 07:15 James
> > > Subject: [newbie] Lack of security when booting in Linux single
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Recently my system failed to boot (I had added something to rc.local, that
> > > didn't belong there). On irc I was told that I could still boot if I gave
> > > linux single at the LILO boot. This worked, but to my surprise I never had
> > > to enter a login or a password. Even then, I was allowed to change rc.local
> > > back to what it was.
> > > >
> > > > Is this normal? I thought Linux was supposed to be so secure.
> > > >
> > > > Jo
> > > >
