Re: n00b in the house.. secure linux?

From: Jeroen Geilman (not_at_rtpada.ln)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:30:32 +0200

Declan Naughton wrote:

> anyone know any good links on where to start learning about linux?
> i'm an absolute n00b with linux, and i was hacked last week.. someone
> removed my /etc/fstab file!

If that is *all* they did then you can provide proof - log files, stat
files, addresses, etc.

In other words, very very unlikely that someone who breaks in would
remove only your fstab - a file completely useless to an attacker, and
only moderately annoying to you when it's gone.

Either they removed or changed quite a bit more, or you made a booboo
and deleted it (much the more likely - really.) 

-- 
J
All your bits are belong to us - again.

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