Re: [cobalt-security] [RaQ3] Hacked ... a summary

[Richard Lefevre <richard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Of course this is only relevant if you actually want to be running the web interface.

Personally, we use about 30 cobalt raqs, with just SSH and the bare essentials running. While the Web front end has it's place, it's not essential - anything that isn't essential is a possible security risk! ....or so my mother told me.

In answer to your original question though, the program that does the checking and complaining, is /usr/local/sbin/swatch, with it's config scripts et al hiding in /etc/cobalt/swatch.

It's called from cron every now and again to moan about what it doesn't see running.

Cheers,

Richard.

-- 
Richard Lefevre
freelance firewalker

Thus spake Michael Stauber (michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx):

> Hi Jose,
> 
> > Postgres is needed by the control panel and most of the Cobalt OS uses the
> > information stored on that database. Keep it running.
> 
> Outch! Good to know. Thanks for the information!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Michael Stauber
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