1.11. Revision History

The latest version of this FAQ can be found at http://www.roedie.nl/lids-faq/. Please check the latest version before reporting any bugs.

• May 19th, 2003. Version .20

  • Added the Postfix example.

  • Updated the Openssh example.

  • Removed the part about compiling lids prior to 1.1.0.

  • Removed the 'I can't see my /etc/lids dir' question.

  • Added question about losing capabilities.

  • Changed the capabilities section.

  • Changed lots of small things to be correct again.

• December 22th, 2002. Version .19

  • This is the first version of the LIDS FAQ that I (Sander Klein) released. Big thanks go to Steve.

  • Replaced lidsadm -P to lidsconf -P.

  • Rewritten small parts to be up-to-date again.

  • Rewritten the whole document in docbook format with the ldp stylesheet.

  • Added the capabilities section.

  • Changed some URLs to point to the right directions again.

• April 27th, 2002. Version .18

  • This will be the last version of the LIDS FAQ that I (Steve Bremer) will produce. Sander Klein will be the new maintainer of the FAQ from this point on.

  • Added aproxy configuration example.

  • Added /dev/pts warning.

  • Added squid configuration example.

  • PowerPC status update.

  • Added Innd configuration example.

  • Other minor corrections.

• January 28th, 2002. Version .17

  • Changed "READ" to "READONLY".

• January 12th, 2002. Version .16

  • Various updates for the changes made in version 1.1.0.

  • Minor corrections.

  • Added sample configurations for exim, qpopper, and proftp.

  • Updated console logging question.

  • Updated LD_PRELOAD warning.

  • Updated file ACL inheritance question.

  • Added file editing question.

• November 12th, 2001. Version .15

  • Added many new configurations (Sendmail,apcupsd,pump,snort,getty,login,su). Thanks to Sander Klein and Lorn Kay.

  • Added Red Hat Kernel patch question.

  • Added User quota question.

• August 26th, 2001. Version .14

  • Added LIDS enabled/disabled question.

  • Improved basic configuration question.

  • Added a notice for Debian users.

  • Added time restriction question.

  • Updated log rotation question to use new time restriction feature.

  • Updated non-Intel hardware question.

  • Added translations section.

  • Added port restriction question.

  • Added BIND 9.x configuration.

• May 20th, 2001. Version .13

  • Added heartbeat configuration for HA Linux.

  • Added read password error question.

  • Added basic configuration question.

  • Minor additions to portsentry configuration.

  • Enhanced (yet again) passwd update question.

  • Other minor corrections.

• April 1st, 2001. Version .12

  • Updated FAQ for new versions of LIDS (1.0.6+ and 0.9.14+).

  • Added warning about LD_PRELOAD environment variable.

  • Updated hardware question.

• March 10th, 2001. Version .11

  • Fixed several reference errors in the PDF version (there are still a few document conversion problems that need looked at).

  • Clarified the Basic System Setup configuration.

  • Updated the mailing list information

  • Updated passwd and log rotation questions.

• March 1st, 2001. Version .10

  • Added Samba configuration example.

  • Added example on how to kill hidden processes at shutdown.

  • Added ssh keygen question.

  • Enhanced passwd update question.

• February 10th, 2001. Version .09

  • Added ssh/scp question.

  • Updated mailing list information.

  • LIDS SMP status update.

• January 27th, 2001. Version .08

  • Modified Apache configuration so the server root is protected as DENY.

  • Modified mysql and courier-imap so their default directories are protected as DENY.

  • Modified ssh config to work with password authentication.

  • Added question regarding ACL reconfiguration.

• January 25th, 2001. Version .07

  • Added a much simpler fix to the lidsadm compile problem. Clarified the sealing the kernel question (hopefully). Minor corrections.

• January 24th, 2001. Version .06

  • Removed ACL example from /etc/mtab mount question because /etc/mtab is recreated at system boot and each time a file system is unmounted.

  • Added alternative fix to the lidsadm compile problem.

  • Minor corrections.

• January 22nd, 2001. Version .05

  • Minor additions to Basic System Setup sample configuration. Added section on configuring e-mail alerts.

• January 19th, 2001. Version .04

  • Minor correction to lidsadm compile problem question.

• January 17th, 2001. Version .03

  • Added information about the new file ACL inheritance "-i" option in LIDS-0.9.12. Also updated the configuration examples to use the "-i" option when required. Other minor updates including information about lidsadm compile problems, enabling/disabling capabilities, and how to setup ACLs for a new program.

• January 15th, 2001. Version .02

  • Minor corrections.

• January 15th, 2001. Version .01

  • Initial release.