On 27 May 2006 at 23:39, Bernie Cosell wrote: > As a side note, it is possible [but surprisingly difficult] to configure > a Unix system that'll withstand having root compromised.
No it's not, simple but non trivial yes... Selinux, Tripwire etc. > they did that, it'd be amusing how many sysadmins would have a hard time > getting IRC or SSH or sendmail or ... to work. Does your system, in > fact, close all those ports with ipchains or the like? Or if not, how > *do* the ports get to be "closed by default"? > Depends on your choices during install. Mandrake used to offer the paranoid level in which no services were externally accessible, most other distro's offer something similar. -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
