[cobalt-users] Hardening RaQ3 OS by Removing Uneeded RPM's

[David <david_dean@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Group,

Can anyone shed light on the RPM's below and if they're actually needed by a
RaQ3 system to run properly? We hired a security firm to come-in and harden
our systems and install a firebox in front of the RaQ?s. They?re also
suggesting that the RPM's below be removed because they're really not needed
(unless by the RaQ3 systems) and only add to the possible security threats. We
realize postgresql-6.5.2-C2 needs to stay for the backend database, but what
about the others in this list? Does anyone see anything that *should* stay
that's listed below? I can't remember which dependences Webalizer 1.3
uses...?

Thanks
David

glibc-devel-2.1.3-21
bind-devel-8.2.3-C1
panel-utils-4.2-9
dhcp-2.0b1pl6-6C1
binutils-2.9.1.0.23-1
bison-1.27-3
rpm-devel-3.0.5-9.6x
cpio-2.4.2-12
cpp-1.1.2-12
dhcpcd-1.3.17pl2-1
egcs-1.1.2-12
egcs-c++-1.1.2-12
egcs-g77-1.1.2-12
egcs-objc-1.1.2-12
emacs-20.3-15
emacs-nox-20.3-15
finger-0.10-24
flex-2.5.4a-6
m4-1.4-12
mgetty-1.1.14-8
minicom-1.82-5
ncftp-3.0beta18-3
ncurses-devel-5.0-12C1r3
netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.1.1-C6
postgresql-6.5.2-C2
postgresql-perl-6.5.2-C2
postgresql-python-6.5.2-C2
postgresql-jdbc-6.5.2-C2
postgresql-server-6.5.2-C2
postgresql-odbc-6.5.2-C2
postgresql-tcl-6.5.2-C2
ppp-2.3.7-2
python-docs-1.5.1-10
rsh-0.10-25
samba-2.0.5a-1
samba-client-2.0.5a-1
telnet-0.10-29
compat-binutils-5.2-2.9.1.0.23.1
compat-egcs-5.2-1.0.3a.1
compat-egcs-c++-5.2-1.0.3a.1
compat-egcs-g77-5.2-1.0.3a.1
compat-egcs-objc-5.2-1.0.3a.1
compat-glibc-5.2-2.0.7.1
compat-libs-5.2-1
XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-49
portmap-4.0-15C1
gdbm-devel-1.7.3-19
glib-devel-1.2.1-2
gmp-devel-2.0.2-8
zlib-devel-1.1.3-5
libtermcap-devel-2.0.8-13
libxml-devel-1.0.0-2
perl-Devel-Symdump-2.00-2
postgresql-devel-6.5.2-C2
python-devel-1.5.1-10
readline-devel-2.2.1-5
slang-devel-1.2.2-4
nfs-utils-0.1.9.1-1
kernel-source-2.2.14C5-1
pine-4.33-C1
openssl-devel-0.9.5a-3
imap-devel-4.7c2-C3
gd-devel-1.3-5

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