[IRCServices] FATAL: kernel too old

[Greg King]

downtime?  How much down time is there for a new kernel?  Mine is just a few
minutes for a reboot.

And, there are so MANY exploits to older kernels out there, you are living in a
glass house worried about the down time to implement better security.   How much
down time will removing hacker's damage take?




jay <jay at hyperion.sleepygeek.org> said:

>
> I know I should update it, but I can't justify the risk and downtime, particularly
not for this. I'm not happy with the machine as it is, but there's nothing I can do
about it, putting a new kernel in place just isn't an option.
>
> I appreciate the response though, thanks.
>
> Do you have any other suggestions? :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie
>
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2003 at 12:48:28AM +0200, Holger Baust wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > On a ftp.kernel.org mirror:
> > ncftp /pub/linux/kernel/v2.2 > ls -al LAT*
> > -rw-rw-r--    1 406      429             0 Dec 11  2000 LATEST-IS-2.2.25
> >
> > ncftp /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 > ls -al LAT*
> > -rw-rw-r--    1 406      429             0 Nov 28 23:54 LATEST-IS-2.4.20
> >
> > You should try 2.2.25 or better take a 2.4 Kernel... perhaps
> > 2.4.18-2.4.20.
> >
> > If you think, 2.2.16 is not too old, I think you live behind the moon...
> > *G*
> >
> > On ftp.de.kernel.org, the kernel files for 2.2.16 are from June 7th
> > 2000. I think, that's really old...
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 11:26:30PM +0100, jay wrote:
> > > Have finally managed to get a copy of Services installed, using the 5.0.16 RPM.
The 5.x source packages refused to compile when they got to the modules section.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I've got this installed, and when I try to run it:
> > >
> > > $ /usr/sbin/ircservices
> > > FATAL: kernel too old
> > > Aborted
> > >
> > > Kernel version is 2.2.16
> > >
> > > 2.2.16 isn't all THAT old - what's going on?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Charlie
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