On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Zemke, Kai <kai.ze...@smartnet.de> wrote:
> Hello everyone,**** > > ** ** > > maybe my question is simple.**** > > I never used Gentoo hardened sources before, but now I have a Postfix > Server that is running on Gentoo hardened 2.6.11.**** > > ** ** > > I need iSCSI initiator support for this server but when I do “make > menuconfig” to build the requested modules ( like iSCSI Initiator over > TCP/IP ) are not available.**** > > ** ** > > So are these modules not available because of the hardened sources or > because of the 2.6.11 kernel version?**** > > ** ** > > Can I stay with the hardened sources and just have to upgrade to an newer > version or is iSCSI not supported with hardened? > Since this kernel is more than 6 years old and there have been quite a few changes and updates, even in the area of iSCSI, is it a problem to try out a more recent Linux kernel? It is also recommended due to security vulnerabilities in older kernels. If this isn't possible, does searching in the "make menuconfig" (using "/") for ISCSI reveal any hits?
