Re: Checksums

[Goswin Brederlow <goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Sven Rudolph wrote:
> 
> Mike Schmitz <mschmitz@coinet.com> writes:
> 
> > At my ISP I have been allowed to install a debian mirror. The server that
> > it is on may have been compromised by hackers. I would like to check to make
> > sure that the mirror itself has not been modified, but do not want to do them
> > one at a time. Could someone give me a hint on how to proceed?
> 
> I hope I understood the problem ...
> 
> Ensure that the indices/md5sums file is ok, and then run `md5sum -c
> indices/md5sums' in the debian directory. This checks all files listed
> in indices/md5sums.

Check that the kernel and md5sum is clean also. Maybe make a rescuedisk
on a hacker free computer, take the compronmised one frm the net and
tehn boot with the clean rescuedisk and only use commands from that
disk.

May the Source be with you.
			Mrvn


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