Re: [cobalt-security] FTP Scans

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Ed Morgan" <excalde@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> My experience with Linux is limited, and if there is one thing I have
> learned, editing areas you are not completely sure about is not a wise
thing
> to do at all.

That's reasonable.  For your benefit I want to share that when you install
software it's advisable to first have good backups first, document any
commands you enter and realize that when installing from source system files
are not touched until you do a "make install".  You can also do "make -n
install" to print the make commands without running them so you can review
what will actually be done before issuing a "make install".  Once you gain
more Linux experience I assure you that you'll be less tentative.

> Especially with the Cobalt RAQ, since altering certain parts
> of the system voids the warranty.

Regardless of what the Cobalt software warranty now covers consider that as
long as you can disable or uninstall software that Cobalt suggests affects
the warranty the warranty should not be void.  Occasionally people suggest
wiping the drive by restoring from the OS restore CD but IMO that hardly
seems reasonable or practical to me.

My 2 cents (FWIW, I believe I'm on the record circa late 1999 as no longer
worrying or caring about the software warranty),

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