Re: cron-apt and security

["Todd A. Jacobs" <nospam@codegnome.org>]

On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 10:08:27PM +0000, jim biri wrote:

> I use to do automatic update's, but _not_ automatic upgrades - doing
> what I do isn't a security risk is it?

Any automated system is a security risk. That's the wrong question; the
right question is "are the risks worth it *to you*?"

Automatic upgrades work fine for me, but then I'm willing to accept the
risk that something might get hosed. It's never happened, but it could.
Backups, hashes/signatures, and a good disaster recovery plan are your
friends. :)

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