Hi
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:34:07 +0100 > Raphael Bauduin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, I'm looking for a way to install a debian potato as securely > > as possible. I would follow this procedure in the future to > > install a lot of servers. The problem I have is that a lot of > > unwanted packages get installed by default (telnetd, exim, at, bc, > > fingerd, gpm, lpr, mtools, mutt, nfs-server, talkd, ....), and > > having to deinstall them manually each time is not very secure as > > one could forget a package anytime. It is also time consuming. > > > Is there a way to prevent the installation of those packages? Why > > are these installed? Where is it configured? > > Sure, the simplest, and in my mind, smartest approach is to just not > do multiple installs. Install oneto one disk, configure it as you > wish, and then use `dd` to duplicate that disk as many times as > needed. Here I keep a stock of comparitive Woddy installs on > various media types (IDE/SCSI/installation types) for just that > purpose. You can use 'dd' only if you have the same identical model of hard-disk or at least the same geometry ! In other case you may have several problem on the cloned hd ... --- ;---+---; bye | bye |hor
