On 23 Mar 2004, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 08:52:35AM +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > On 23 Mar 2004, Mark McRitchie wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Anthony Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 22 March 2004 20:07 > > > > > <snip> > > because a routine upgrade of procps failed because it could not make a > > link to /bin/ps. I eventually found that it was due to the "i" flag on > > that file. I removed the flag and it then worked. However, last night I > > found that the flag had returned. I removed it again. > > > > Today, I found that upgrading procps failed again, this time because it > > was unable to create /bin/kill. But /bin/kill does not have the "i" flag > > set. So it definitely seems that something strange is happening. > > > > AC > Hi Anthony, > Are any script run in cron jobs? > Are there any pacakges installed that are related to > security/administration? Check 'dpkg -l'. Maybe you would like a file > alteration program like fam installed? > Just a thought. > -Kev
Quite a few things are run as cron. mainly creating backups nightly and trimming log files. I just looked at fam; it seems to want to install portmap, which I've removed for security reasons (ha ha!). AC -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
