A couple problems made it into slackware-7.1-stable. Here's what they are, and how to fix them: (for later security fixes, see the patches directory) ------- Tue Jun 27 11:14:25 PDT 2000 Problem: Extra install.end file in slakware/a15/ causes zoneinfo.tgz to be skipped. Workaround: Install slakware/a16/zoneinfo.tgz with installpkg. With the CD mounted on /cdrom, you would use this command: installpkg /cdrom/slakware/a16/zoneinfo.tgz Then, run 'timeconfig' to select your timezone. ------- Tue Jun 27 11:14:25 PDT 2000 Problem: util.tgz sets permissions on /var/lock which are too restrictive, so that normal users cannot make a lockfile. This may present a problem for users who are authorized to dial out through a modem. Workaround: As root, run this command: chmod 1777 /var/lock ------- Tue Jun 27 11:14:25 PDT 2000 Problem: A remote exploit has been found in the FTP daemon, wu-ftpd. This can allow an attacker full access to your machine. Workaround: Install a patched version of wu-ftpd. One has been prepared in the patches/ directory. To install it, make sure nobody is accessing FTP on your machine (consider bringing it down to non-networking single user mode with 'telinit 1') and then install the patch: installpkg wu-ftpd-patch.tgz -------