On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:17 PM, abhishek jain <abhishek.netj...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > This is christmas / season time and clean install is not possible as there > will be downtime, i will have to wait for this until mid jan, > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Ravi Kumar <ra2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Because we cannot remember the state of files, and cannot be 100% sure that >> no rootkit or other exploits is left in some corner of server. >> > > what is* root kit*? please clarify, may be i need to check my server > manually each suspected file, >
Hmmm If you are not aware of root kits and other similar things, better reinstall the server RIGHT NOW. Even Christmas time will be too late. A few hours of downtime for technical reasons is usually acceptable for all(management and users). -Sudhanwa > >> we can re-install the whole linux if we want. >> This is not a compulsion, but an advice to have a clean install. >> >> -=Ravi=- >> >> > thanks > abhishek > _______________________________________________ > Ilugd mailing list > Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! www.projects4students.com _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
