> All my message logs are empty i.e messages, messages 1 - 4, secure and
> boot logs. Why is this, they are normally full?
>
> Also If I try to telnet in and I should not be able to I get the
> message: ( I turnerd it off)
>
> Red Hat Linux release 5.1 (Manhattan)
> Kernel 2.0.34 on an i586
> telnetd: /bin/ttysnoops: No such file or directory
>
> I'm sure that when I turned off the telnet facility and later checked
> telnet hung as there was no active port for this. (that was correct)
>
> Also the file securetty has disappeared.(oh dear what's going on here)
securetty doesn't disappear on its own; I'd say it's highly probable that
you have had a cracker visit. You might want to investigate and try to
figure out where they got in from; chances are it was cracked too, and the
owners might appreciate having a note about it. As for recovery, you'll
probably have to re-install; it's the only way to be sure.
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