Thanks.
Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> > BTW, what is the "kernel secure" mode?
> > What are exactly its extra features?
>
> Not exactly something for a home systm, At least not the pre-compiled one.
>
> It is compiled with SMP and BIGMEM in, But you have the config file for it
> in /usr/share/doc/kernel-* , so you can use it as a base.
No, this is not the "Kernel Secure" mode, but the "Kernel Enterprise"
mode, another special mode of Mandrake.
> > Buffer overflow protection? OpenWall or StackGuard?
>
> Actually, you can download the SRPM and see exactly what patches they pt
> in (there are around a 100 of those, I think.
I'll do it.
> One feature that annoyed me was denying normal user of many permissions in
> /proc , which means that for a use 'ps ax ' only shows you processes,
> 'ifconfig' shows nothing, etc.
I hope it was fixed in 8.0 (though I don't think it's possible to eat the
cake but still have it).
> > Is it 2.4.3 too or 2.2.19? (I know the standard kernel of 8.0 is 2.4.3;
> > This question is about the "kernel secure" option).
>
> Every kernel package has the version number on it, so you can check such a
> think simply in the file listing of some mandrake mirror, or in
> http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html
>
> OK. I looked at the file listing. There is no "secure" kernel for 2.4
> You can use the 2.2 kernel (I have no idea if the installer asks you about
> this, though).
I took a look too, and found the following kernel:
kernel22-secure-2.2.19-10mdk.i586.rpm
It's the only "secure" kernel included in the distro (there are many
kernels in the distro: The Mandrake one - based on 2.4.3, a standard one
based on 2.4.3, a standard one based on 2.2.19, an Enterprise one based
on 2.4.3, a secure one based on 2.2.19, SMP based on 2.4.3, and PCMCIA
and SMP).
I hoped to finally have a kernel which is up to date on one hand (2.4.3),
while secure on the other hand. Unfortunately, it seems that it's im-
possible to eat the cake and still have it :-(
Thanks again,
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