Re: Choosing the correct Linux Red Hat version...

From: Andreu Sánchez Costa (tanis@lleida.com)
Date: 12/05/01 

From: Andreu Sánchez Costa <tanis@lleida.com>
To: security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com
Date: 05 Dec 2001 09:25:01 +0100

El mié, 05-12-2001 a las 06:59, Henning Seljenes escribió:
> I'm about to setup a Counter-Strike server, but was wondering which version
> of Red Hat (no, I won't change, sorry) I should run... I see a lot of people
> saying 6.2 is better then 7.0 (7.1,7.2) because it is more secure... which
> to me, I don't understand... I have composed a small list of what the
> server will be running:

like stevensen said, install a 7.2, grab the last upgrades from redhat
update ftp site and turn off by the setup the services you do not need,
also, think in the use of iptables for firewalling.
 
> Counter-Strike Server (halflife with cs mod) with hlstats (log analyzer for
> the game)
> Apache

hey, try to use roxen :) http://www.roxen.com/

> MySQL
> PHP
> OpenSSH
> vBulletin
>
> I don't really want x windows or any of that stuff... just command-prompt so
> I can run those programs... any suggestions?
>
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