On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, John Clarke wrote: > Don't bother. Do a complete re-install. It's quicker and it > guarantees you a clean machine. Make sure you setup strong firewall > rules and install all security updates immediately after re-installing. > Ask the list if you need help.
I think I probably would if the machine weren't in melbourne and needed tomorrow morning. I certainly would if it were my own machine. I'd rather not leave it in a compromised state any longer than I need to, and this is why I asked. :) For the record, the files involved are fairly easy to spot if you know what you're looking for and have an appropriate reference machine handy. > > Any idea how this may have been done and how to correct it? > > chattr? Presto! I knew there had to be a filesystem tool for it. Thanks. You can learn something every day, if you try. :) > Cheers, Many thanks. :) > John -- Jessica Mayo. (Everything with a Grin :) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
