[Cialug] Back to Linux Basics Series

[David Champion]

Sure, I don't doubt your abilities, and I think the LUG server is in good
hands.

I do think there is a general perception that Linux is more secure than
some other OS's, but for the general user, that means applying updates and
maybe rebooting occasionally.

Out of curiosity, if you're able to disclose it, what flavor of *nix is
this server with the long uptime?

-dc


On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Nicolai <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:47:48AM -0500, David Champion wrote:
> > Potentially... a lot.
> >
> > On a random CentOS 6.x server:
> >
> > # grep kernel yum.log
>
> Hey Dave,
>
> Yes, that's absolutely right.  I think there's some confusion up-thread,
> though.  Hear me out.
>
> Yesterday I posted an example of a non-Ubuntu machine being stable.
> That just means anything that's not Ubuntu.
>
> I think an important "Linux basics" thing to note is that Linux isn't
> the only member of the UNIX family of operating systems.  This
> misconception is pretty common.  You can even find code published that
> compiles on all modern UNIX systems, claimed as "Linux only."  That's
> weird.  I know you and the people in this thread are aware of this, but
> some aren't.
>
> It was just a little anecdote.  I've applied all the related security
> patches.  None are for the kernel, otherwise I would have rebooted.
> sigh of relief.
>
> Go check the cialug machine's output of `last`.  It's pretty clear that
> I pay more attention to security updates (for that box at least) than
> everyone else... combined.
>
> Nicolai
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