Wes Hardaker wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:53:58 -0700, jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > j> it would be important to partition the hard > j> drive and load only the kernel, libraries, > j> executables, and config files that were necessary > j> to support the service. > > I think that's a great idea, but you really need to boot off of a > non-writable device during the install process to ensure you're not > running a messed-with kernel. > > (but a slew of USB key fobs that has a lock switch maybe :-)
I think you guys are starting to tread on the territory of virtual appliances. Where you have JEOS (Just enough Operating System) for the one function you need in a virtual machine. You can make canned images to put up a new machine really quickly and migrate them about as needed. This allows you to keep your real host OS off the radar and if the data storage for the appliance is on another machine you could offload having to reload that, or just rebuild it from backups but everything else would be fresh. Alex _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
