RE: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody (final)

2004-01-20 Thread Andreas Vent-Schmidt
Thanks to all - it works great with backports.org! Oh, how I love the Debian Universe... They have been thinking of everything, haven't they? Andreas Check out the www.backports.org website. P.S.: Of cource, security is an important issue and will get lower when using testing or backported

Re: shell access exploits (was Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody)

2004-01-20 Thread Lucas Albers
I'm no expert. I run chkrootkit on a regular basis. Run a virus scanner it will find some exploits. Hacafee found a few rootkits and known kernel exploits. I use mcafee for linux. Analyze history files for certain keywords. The best way would be to analyze command frequency in history files and

shell access exploits (was Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody)

2004-01-20 Thread Dan MacNeil
I have at most a week from a known kernel exploit to when one of my users tries to exploit via shell access. One of my hats is a junior sys admin in an academic environment. I'm curious as to how you know when shell users are trying to exploit a kernel hole. In another non academic

Re: shell access exploits (was Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody)

2004-01-20 Thread Jason Lim
One of my hats is a junior sys admin in an academic environment. I'm curious as to how you know when shell users are trying to exploit a kernel hole. chkrootkit?

RE: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody (final)

2004-01-20 Thread Andreas Vent-Schmidt
Thanks to all - it works great with backports.org! Oh, how I love the Debian Universe... They have been thinking of everything, haven't they? Andreas Check out the www.backports.org website. P.S.: Of cource, security is an important issue and will get lower when using testing or backported

Re: shell access exploits (was Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody)

2004-01-20 Thread Lucas Albers
I'm no expert. I run chkrootkit on a regular basis. Run a virus scanner it will find some exploits. Hacafee found a few rootkits and known kernel exploits. I use mcafee for linux. Analyze history files for certain keywords. The best way would be to analyze command frequency in history files and

upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Andreas Vent-Schmidt
Hi, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to upgrade only MySQL to version 4.0.x (because of the fine transaction feature), but want not to change the apt source list in general (I want to keep the *stable* system).

RE: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Hansen.Ole OHA
Hi, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? Check out the www.backports.org website. Thanks in advance, Andreas Vent-Schmidt -- Ole Hansen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Monday 19 January 2004 08:43, Andreas Vent-Schmidt wrote: is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to upgrade only MySQL to version 4.0.x (because of the fine transaction feature), but want not to change the apt

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Guillaume Plessis
Hi, I provide MySQL 4.0.16 backported packages on www.dotdeb.org Have fun with them Gui Le Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 14:43:52 +0100, Andreas Vent-Schmidt a écrit: Hi, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Andre Luis Lopes
On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 02:43:52PM +0100, Andreas Vent-Schmidt wrote: Hi, Hello, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to upgrade only MySQL to version 4.0.x (because of the fine transaction feature), but want

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Rod Rodolico
This is exactly what I did a few months ago, for the same reason. Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://www.backports.org/debian woody mysql-dfsg Works like a charm. FYI, I also added: deb http://www.backports.org/debian woody spamassassin Becoming a firm believer

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Lucas Albers
Rod Rodolico said: Becoming a firm believer that you CAN have it all, stability and the latest packages :) There are other places to get backports, BTW. This one works for me. Rod, Yes I agree with your statements. Thanks for the link I'll use it on one of my systems... But you don't

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Rod Rodolico
Sorry, I forget sometimes that security is different for different installations. Yes, it would be an issue in a cs department at a college :) I remember when . . . In my case, db access is limited to the web server, via cgi scripts I write or are relatively easy to keep patched. And, there are

shell access exploits (was Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody)

2004-01-19 Thread Dan MacNeil
I have at most a week from a known kernel exploit to when one of my users tries to exploit via shell access. One of my hats is a junior sys admin in an academic environment. I'm curious as to how you know when shell users are trying to exploit a kernel hole. In another non academic

Re: shell access exploits (was Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody)

2004-01-19 Thread Jason Lim
One of my hats is a junior sys admin in an academic environment. I'm curious as to how you know when shell users are trying to exploit a kernel hole. chkrootkit? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Andreas Vent-Schmidt
Hi, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to upgrade only MySQL to version 4.0.x (because of the fine transaction feature), but want not to change the apt source list in general (I want to keep the *stable* system).

RE: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Hansen.Ole OHA
Hi, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? Check out the www.backports.org website. Thanks in advance, Andreas Vent-Schmidt -- Ole Hansen

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Monday 19 January 2004 08:43, Andreas Vent-Schmidt wrote: is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to upgrade only MySQL to version 4.0.x (because of the fine transaction feature), but want not to change the apt

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Guillaume Plessis
Hi, I provide MySQL 4.0.16 backported packages on www.dotdeb.org Have fun with them Gui Le Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 14:43:52 +0100, Andreas Vent-Schmidt a écrit: Hi, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Andre Luis Lopes
On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 02:43:52PM +0100, Andreas Vent-Schmidt wrote: Hi, Hello, is there any way to do an upgrade for a single Deb package which is NOT listed in the stable package list? I want to upgrade only MySQL to version 4.0.x (because of the fine transaction feature), but want

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Rod Rodolico
This is exactly what I did a few months ago, for the same reason. Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://www.backports.org/debian woody mysql-dfsg Works like a charm. FYI, I also added: deb http://www.backports.org/debian woody spamassassin Becoming a firm believer

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Lucas Albers
Rod Rodolico said: Becoming a firm believer that you CAN have it all, stability and the latest packages :) There are other places to get backports, BTW. This one works for me. Rod, Yes I agree with your statements. Thanks for the link I'll use it on one of my systems... But you don't

Re: upgrading to MySQL 4 on woody

2004-01-19 Thread Rod Rodolico
Sorry, I forget sometimes that security is different for different installations. Yes, it would be an issue in a cs department at a college :) I remember when . .