Jacques B. wrote:
3 - How can you effectively troubleshoot an existing problem when a
past one was not dealt in such a manner as to ensure that it was
corrected
How can you use a system that does not have an effective troubleshooting
mechanism regardless of how it got into its current state? The simple
traditional unix mechanism is something you can easily understand and
verify.
(the intrusion incident being the most notable one but I'm
sure others on the list could identify other past issues that were
potentially not dealt with adequately based on what was posted in
those threads). The existing problem could be a domino effect from a
past problem and may never be properly dealt with until the underlying
issue is dealt with.
Regardless, you should have a way to check and fix it, unless what you
are running is unimportant and you can abandon it.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
