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Tightup /etc/rc.d/init.d/

Fix the permissions of the script files that are responsible for starting and stopping all your normal processes that need to run at boot time. To fix the permissions of those files, use the following command: [root@deep /]# chmod -R 700 /etc/init.d/* Which means just the super-user “root�? is allowed to Read, Write, and Execute [...]

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Secure Log files

http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1613

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Hidden files

It is important to look everywhere on the system for unusual or hidden files (files that start with a period and are normally not shown by the “ls�? command), as these can be used to hide tools and information (password cracking programs, password files from other systems, etc.). A common technique on UNIX systems is [...]

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