Re: [cobalt-users] Running named as root ? Why not change it standard cobalt ??

["R. Hamburg" <cobalt@xxxxxxx>]

From: "Jeff Lovell" <jlovell@xxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Running named as root ? Why not change
itstandard cobalt ??


> On Wed, 2001-09-05 at 15:49, R. Hamburg wrote:
> >
> > Why is cobalt ignoring this "risks" and what are exactly the risks of
> > running named as root ???? Is it that hard for them to change that in
newer
> > delivered servers....
>
> It is not being ignored.  It is in our patch process right now, there
> are a series of RPMS that address this issue.  There are gating issues
> of two OS updates that are about to be released.  It is too late to get
> them into that update.  A bind update will be released shortly after the
> OS updates clear the SQA process.
>

Hi Jeff,

Sorry for being that hard against you. I didn't know that this issue was
already in the patching process.

Perhaps it is possible to start an extra page for every cobalt product and
place there the issues which are under investigation by cobalt and perhaps a
date when the official patch can be expected. I think this saves you from
being shouted at while you are working to resolve the issue. And we do know
then that you are working on it ! Could be a nice add on I think to the page
where the official patches are released.

Regards,

Robbert