At 08:23 PM 12/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I need MAJOR MAJOR help from anyone on a one 2 one basis. Since I am new to
>the Linux Realm.....I want help on how to protect my system from the outside.
Just switching to linux was a great move in the right direction. I'll get
to the details shortly.
>I want help on how to disable HTTP, NEWS, POP3 services, and remote login.
>I do however want to keep FTP, because I need to share files with certain
>individuals.
There is a utility under KDE which allows root to alter the run level
table. You can take apache, ftpd and all that stuff out there. I fail to
recal the name, but look for something like run level editor or something.
>So I would be EXTREMELY happy if someone contacted me on my real e-mail
>address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and instruct me on how to make my system
>'bulletproof'.
Under YaST, in system administration, you can set the security level from
easy to secure. This is a start. To really be up to date on security
problems in linux, check the securioty sites often. Those that spring to
mind are:
www.antionline.com
www.l0pht.com
www.rootshell.com
www.iss.com
You can find other links from there.
Download, read and *understand* the SATAN program. It can be found here:
http://www.things.org/satan/
>On another note......I want to thank all of you for being most excellent
>chaps!! All of you are very amicable and very patient. I understand that
>some of us newbies appear as totally dumb, but I promise you that it is only
>temporary :-)
Awww, shucks <blush> :-)
lunaslide * PGP key->pgpkeys.mit.edu port 11371
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