[cobalt-users] OFF LIST REPLY Newby Admn questions

["Tim M. Muldoon" <tmuldoon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I'm, new to Raq4 so I've read the manual many times. I've
> changed admin accounts, setup a virtual site but am having
> trouble updating it via

I am not sure reading the manual does a lot of good, it is more of a
sales pitch that tells you everything that it CAN do, but little about
how to actually accomplish the task.

You will find lots of links here as well as a link to the cobalt
webring. You should find enough information here to resolve your DNS
questions.

www.raqresources.com

>   IP Address   213.239.46.46
>   Domain Name   dhbolton.com

Your first problem is going to be security, it has been suggested that
there are people that lurk on this list looking for newbie boxes to
hack.

I don't have the skill to secure (or hack) a box. One of the list
'elders' does mine. But a good starting point would be to install the
security updates and patches and a couple of programs.

IPCHAINS
Portsentry
and SSH

Once SSH is up (and working properly) you can turn off telnet which is
probably the largest security hole.

Welcome to the list and I hope that helps some.

Tim