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Re: Re: [suse-security] Server shut down by hacker ??
- From: Robert Davies <rob_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:49:08 +0000
- Message-id: <20020117085552.LKYC7000.mta06-svc.ntlworld.com@there>
On Wednesday 16 January 2002 10:26, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i found out, that there are no entries about a shut down in
> /var/log/messages . is it normal for a hard shut down or is it a hacker?
Sounds like a hardware induced shutdown, often you get some nulls or other
random crap showing up in the logs.
But this is speculation, a hacker could very easily stop logging, before
removing traces of their activity if they're any good.
Rob
> Hi,
>
> i found out, that there are no entries about a shut down in
> /var/log/messages . is it normal for a hard shut down or is it a hacker?
Sounds like a hardware induced shutdown, often you get some nulls or other
random crap showing up in the logs.
But this is speculation, a hacker could very easily stop logging, before
removing traces of their activity if they're any good.
Rob
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