-----Original Message----- From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Jonathan (Listserv Account) Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:21 AM To: Zope Mailinglist Subject: RE: [Zope] Zope and Linux flavors
Which Linux distributions are you using for running Zope and how easy it was for you to maximize security of your server?
Red Hat Linux 6.2 here. After a standard install, download and install latest release of SSH. Open '/etc/inetd.conf', comment out all services. Save and do a 'killall -HUP inetd'. Do 'ntsysv' and disable everything you are not going to use on that machine (typically sendmail, nfslock, identd, portmap etc.). Reboot after that.
Actually, I burn a CD with the latest updates on it. Including autorpm. Install autorpm, then use autorpm to upgrade everything from the CD. I do all of this BEFORE connecting to the net. I've had boxes rooted within 60 minutes of connecting to the net, before I started doing the above.