[Mailman-Users] OSError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted

Marc MERLIN marc_news at valinux.com
Mon Feb 5 20:43:47 CET 2001


On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 09:05:20AM +0100, Barbara Johansen wrote:
> Thank you both for answering.
> 
> Of cause, I did check permissions after completing the installation. And
> I did it igen right now: No problems found.
> 
> I also read about openwall in INSTALL.LINUX
> But as far as I know we dont have a secure_linux.(I this is something you
> have to patch?)
> How can I state that?
> And where can I set the "restricted hardlinks" to off?

You got to recompile the kernel. I'm told Linux-Mandrake has two kernels
though.

Anyway, another option is to just copy securelinux_fix.py from the contrib
dir in the source code tree to ~mailman/bin, and run it.

Marc
-- 
Microsoft is to operating systems & security ....
                                      .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking
  
Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/   |   Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key




More information about the Mailman-Users mailing list