On Wednesday 08 Oct 2003 5:03 am, stormjumper wrote: SNIP > i did as instructed, and inserted the MAIL_USER= line in > /etc/security/msec/security.conf. > > now if i return to mcc, it shows the correct email address, but the check > box for Security Alerts in Mandrake Control Center -> Security -> Basic is > still unchecked. > > i believe i need another parameter to activate that option. > > strangely, security.conf is a totally empty file before i editted it. > > alternatively, can someone (preferably running at standard security level) > attach a their security.conf file for reference? > > or direct me to a web resource that contains descriptions of wat parameters > do what in security.conf? i've checked 'man msec', which directed me to > /usr/share/doc/msec-???/security.txt, but that only provided a description > of what the various security levels meant. > > thanks.
OK I think I have got to the bottom of how msec sends mails. The file /etc/security/msec/security.conf supports these parameters :- MAIL_WARN=yes [EMAIL PROTECTED] MAIL_EMPTY_CONTENT=no For reasons as yet unknown to me the draksec GUI fails to write these parameters to the file when you ask for mail alerts. But that is not the end of it. msec actually uses the configuration file /var/lib/msec/security.conf and the parameters in /etc/security/msec/security.conf have to get copied over to /var/lib/msec/security.conf So if you add those parameters to both files, then hopefully there will be an email sitting in your intray tomorrow. derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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