On Wed, 04 Sep 2002, Fu Man Chu wrote:
Hi all, I don't know if this is off-topic but I think that ACL's is a security issue
So do I.
I don't want to have to do a backup/restore of all my data
Thats a security issue, also, but for another day :-) My suggestions follow.
I've applied the patches on the acl
(http://acl.bestbits.at/) but I've got some messsages telling me that some files have already been patched (kernel sources under /usr/src/linux-2.4.18.SuSE) So I've stopped the procedure.
Anybody knows what must I do next?
The x.SuSE kernels have a lot of patches already (I don't have access to a disk with 2.4.18 on it as I write) Unfortunately for you the kernel sources are not like a typical source rpm, with pristine sources in one tarball, and patches in separate files. So I would suggest that you obtain a pristine 2.4.18 kernel from a kernel.org mirror and patch it with the patches you need. (I expect you are aware that patches are typically designed to be applied with the patch-kernel script in /usr/src/linux/scripts) (Looking in the people/mantel/next folder on a SuSE ftp mirror may help you find the patches you need/want for your system. But remember that the patches in that directory are tests for a future SuSE kernel, 2.4.19 last time I looked, so you might also go back to the mailing lists and websites of the patch authors to gather patches.) BTW also make sure you have a backup of your data before you boot a a newly patched kernel. Make sure your rescue disk works, reinstall you boot manager per the manual and best wishes. dproc (your mail alias is as strange as mine, but I noticed that people who use their real names are more common, and probably more effective, on lists like suse-security.)