----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 18:00 Subject: Re: [newbie] mcc - security: options dun stick
> On Tuesday 07 Oct 2003 6:05 am, Stormjumper wrote: > > referring to Derek's post on 27 Sep 2003, regarding exploits, i > > attempted to follow advice on putting an email address and clicking > > the check box for Security Alerts in Mandrake Control Center -> > > Security -> Basic > > > > however, the check box option reverts to unchecked (unticked) and the > > Security Administrator reverts to "default" the next time i enter the > > MCC -> Security Panel. > > > > is there any reason for this, or any way to work around the > > non-registering settings? > > > > or can i enter the values manually in a config file somewhere instead? > > i looked inside /etc/security and /etc/security/msec, but couldn't > > identify the corresponding config file. can someone direct me as to > > what values to enter in which file? > > > > btw, i'm running 9.1. > > > > thanks > > I don't know why your settings are not sticking, but you can edit the > /etc/security/msec/security.conf file directly > insert the line MAIL_USER= > > Also to get mails about failed cron jobs edit /etc/crontab and insert > MAILTO= > > Don't forget for the mails to be sent you need a mail server such as postfix > to be running. If you do not have a mail server then install ssmtp RPM and > edit the mailhub parameter in /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf to send mails to your ISP thanks derek. i did as instructed, and inserted the MAIL_USER= line in /etc/security/msec/security.conf. now if i return to mcc, it shows the correct email address, but the check box for Security Alerts in Mandrake Control Center -> Security -> Basic is still unchecked. i believe i need another parameter to activate that option. strangely, security.conf is a totally empty file before i editted it. alternatively, can someone (preferably running at standard security level) attach a their security.conf file for reference? or direct me to a web resource that contains descriptions of wat parameters do what in security.conf? i've checked 'man msec', which directed me to /usr/share/doc/msec-???/security.txt, but that only provided a description of what the various security levels meant. thanks.
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