splaff

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   by splaff 12y ago

   I think the various surveillance and privacy revelations of 2011-2013 have different opinions about network data in 2014...
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   by splaff 12y ago

   I used to do that but having had certain duff kernels and SMB packages out of RH, they can go to hell. This one took out our SMB/CIFS implementation in CentOS 6.2 forcing us to grab some windows licenses in the end (which I will add ha
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   by splaff 12y ago

   Success recipe I use: 1. Install a release. 2. Subscribe to the security list. 3. Patch any issues that turn up and may affect you using the instructions in the patch. Rarely this requires a reboot. Don't patch anything you don't
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   by splaff 12y ago

   As a long time lurker, I'm going to jump on this one. Yes it is bold by the user but I agree entirely. I spent the best part of a decade running Solaris and Linux machines from 1998-2008. The Solaris kit was easy to keep running once y
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   by splaff 12y ago

   That's not really a major concern if you've used it at all. Their lifecycle is security oriented and you only get reliable security coverage if you keep something up to date. There's no point in sitting around living off back