Re: Tripwire Help

[Al Hudson <nospam [at] york.ac.uk>]

On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Richard wrote:

> > Assuming the flag is correct (isn't it -initialize ? Does it matter?!),
> SuSE *clearly state* in their book that it's definitely -init.

Then assume it is init, I'm trying to remember back to my experience with
1.2 (I think)

> No... typed it in whilst looking at the other monitor. Ah ! I
> have to compile it ? SuSE normally explain these things. So many
> apps in the SuSE systems are pre-compiled. So is that ./configure
> make make_install ?

Erm, you don't *definitely* need to compile; I just wondered whether or
not you'd updated it yourself. Always worth trying though, because
sometimes the compile will show up other errors that can be the root of
the problem. Also, the thing about the error message that bugged me was
that there was a space between the ' and the path. Usually it is
completely encapsulated (i.e. '/usr/..', not ' /usr/...') which can
sometimes be a pointer to some bad file shenanigans.

> > Security is always one of the hardest things to do. I've heard good stuff
> > about satan though, might be a good start . .
> Yes... I've heard some good things about but thought I'd start with
> Tripwire which is thought to be a better starter.

I seem to recall I decent book (prolly. O'Reilly) that was on the subject
of un*x security, I think it was based around the satan tool, because
satan is aimed at a slightly different use than tripwire - tripwire allows
you to find out what's been tampered with once crackers have got into the
system; satan can help you stop crackers getting in the first place.

> Reminds me of California/ Southern States or the Caribbean (all
> those women).

I'm not sure I'd go quite *that* far about sheffield. . . ;))

Cheers,

Alex.

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