Securing Debian Manual: 4.2.1 Security update of libraries

2012-03-08 Thread Stayvoid
Hello. Bringing the system to run level 1 (single user) and then back to run level 3 (multi user) should take care of the restart of most (if not all) system services. But this is not an option if you are executing the security upgrade from a remote connection (like ssh) since it will be severed.

Re: Securing Debian Manual: 4.2.1 Security update of libraries

2012-03-08 Thread Stayvoid
Exercise caution when dealing with security upgrades if you are doing them over a remote connection like ssh. A suggested procedure for a security upgrade that involves a service restart is to restart the SSH daemon and then, inmediately, attempt a new ssh connection without breaking the previous