Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-23 Thread Ben Pfaff
"Abdul bijur Vallarkodath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please do not mis interpret this, but I think you guys are posting on the > wrong mailing list. Please take you doubts to #debian or some debian help > mailing list. I think you are confusing debian-security with debian-security-announce.

Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-23 Thread Abdul bijur Vallarkodath
Hi guys, Please do not mis interpret this, but I think you guys are posting on the wrong mailing list. Please take you doubts to #debian or some debian help mailing list. There are millions of people subscribed to the security mailing list hoping to hear about vulnerabilities if someone comes ac

Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-23 Thread Bernd Eckenfels
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > I read in there that it's preferred to set-up separate partitions for > mount points such as /tmp, /var/tmp, & /home. I would recommend to use tmpfs for /tmp and have a MP for /var. On a Firewall you dont need /home. /usr and / would be RO. If you need

Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-23 Thread Jim Popovitch
On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 19:15 +1100, Russell Coker wrote: > On Sunday 22 April 2007 01:58, Jim Popovitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 20:30 -0500, George P Boutwell wrote: > > > I don't remember the exact details, but the problem I think revolved > > > around not being able to

Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-23 Thread Russell Coker
On Sunday 22 April 2007 01:58, Jim Popovitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 20:30 -0500, George P Boutwell wrote: > > I don't remember the exact details, but the problem I think revolved > > around not being able to properly boot-up since the /tmp and/or the > > /var/tmp where n

RE: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-22 Thread nick
Hi, some time ago while I was trying to do something similar (I wanted to have /var/log in a different partition) I accidentally created the entries in /etc/fstab in the wrong order. I first tried to mount /var/log and then /var and as a result the system was complaining that it could not find /v

Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-21 Thread Jim Popovitch
On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 20:30 -0500, George P Boutwell wrote: > I don't remember the exact details, but the problem I think revolved > around not being able to properly boot-up since the /tmp and/or the > /var/tmp where needed during the boot, but not being mounted yet. Actually in order for /tm

Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-21 Thread Daniel van Eeden
George, You could try booting from an debian install cd/dvd and choosing the rescue option. Then you'll have to chroot into you installation and fix the mountpoints. But this is a work-around, it shouldn't be so hard to do. Cheers, Daniel On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 20:30 -0500, George P Boutwell wro

Re: Security Debian Questions

2007-04-21 Thread Hermann Kaiser
Hi, On Apr 21, 2007, at 3:30 AM, George P Boutwell wrote: Hey, I have a few questions about how to actually implement some things laid out in the Securing Debian How-To... I read in there that it's preferred to set-up separate partitions for mount points such as /tmp, /var/tmp, & /home.

Security Debian Questions

2007-04-20 Thread George P Boutwell
Hey, I have a few questions about how to actually implement some things laid out in the Securing Debian How-To... I read in there that it's preferred to set-up separate partitions for mount points such as /tmp, /var/tmp, & /home. I tried to do this on the last debian install I did for my fi