Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo as a production server - insecure?

2009-02-20 Thread Mick
On Monday 16 February 2009, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:51:11 + (UTC), James wrote: If the rub is really the gcc compiler, then do not have it installed; activate a remote partition with any such tools as gcc, coreutils and use them for admin things. Then unmount these

[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo as a production server - insecure?

2009-02-16 Thread James
Johannes Frandsen jsf at imento.dk writes: Somebody pointed out that having a productions server with a gcc installed was a big no no security wise, so I did a bit of goggling on that topic and found a couple of articles supporting that view. From 10,000 feet above, for those less

[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo as a production server - insecure?

2009-02-16 Thread james
Dirk Heinrichs dirk.heinrichs at online.de writes: would you please be so kind and avoid hijacking other threads next time. Um, you must not have read the response. I did specifically address and provide remedy if indeed having gcc installed on a machine is a security threat. Sure I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo as a production server - insecure?

2009-02-16 Thread Matt Harrison
james wrote: Dirk Heinrichs dirk.heinrichs at online.de writes: would you please be so kind and avoid hijacking other threads next time. Um, you must not have read the response. I did specifically address and provide remedy if indeed having gcc installed on a machine is a security

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo as a production server - insecure?

2009-02-16 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Montag, 16. Februar 2009 21:15:50 schrieb james: Um, you must not have read the response. I didn't reply to you, but to Johannes. Maybe your email client doesn't display the threads correctly. You can verify this by reading the headers, especially In-reply-to:. I did specifically address

[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo as a production server - insecure?

2009-02-16 Thread James
Dirk Heinrichs dirk.heinrichs at online.de writes: I didn't reply to you, but to Johannes. Maybe your email client doesn't display the threads correctly. You can verify this by reading the headers, especially In-reply-to:. The original thread was about Mailing Lists to discuss about

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo as a production server - insecure?

2009-02-16 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:51:11 + (UTC), James wrote: If the rub is really the gcc compiler, then do not have it installed; activate a remote partition with any such tools as gcc, coreutils and use them for admin things. Then unmount these (NFS or such) necessary system tools, when your not