Angus D Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/01/2002 (11:53) : > On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 05:07:02AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > you've been hacked -> backup -> re-mkfs -> reinstall -> re-config from > > backup very carefully (i.e. file by file) -> restore user data -> do > > some post-mortem with backup -> ensure security -> reopen server to > > public and users -> more post-mortem -> take more security measures. > > > > standard procedure. > > > > agreed. full disk format and reinstall from backup is the only secure ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is not safe at all if you mean reinstall programs too. You should reinstall programs from the net/CD distro and update all programs that has security fixes. You should only install user files and not configuration files without checking. -- Preben Randhol ------------------- http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/ -- «For me, Ada95 puts back the joy in programming.» -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]