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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 09:06:38 +0930
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Stavros Patiniotis <stavros@esc.net.au>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bsdi v2.1 freebsd2.2.2
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On Wed, Sep 10, 1997 at 12:25:43AM +0930, Stavros Patiniotis wrote:
>>> What I am really after is some answers to the following:
>>>
>>> (1) Can I export bsdi v2.1 password db to Freebsd 2.2.2 using rdist?
>>
>> Yes, that shouldn't be a problem.  You might like to compare the
>> contents of /etc/group.
>
> What would I be looking for?

Any differences.  The formats are identical, but if your passwd file
refers to a group which either doesn't exist on your FreeBSD box, or
which has a different number, you'll have to do something about it.

>>> (2) Has anyone got Frontpage server extension for bsdi v2.1 working on
>>> Freebsd v2.1 without any hassles?
>>
>> Not I.  What's Frontpage?
>
> Microsoft Frontpage, is a *(&^*&&$ kludge of a program/set of addons for
> a webserver (the idea behind it is good though).  There seems to be
> problems with the installation script, big problems!

What do you expect from Microsoft?

>>> (3) Where can I get a list of security issues that apply to 2.2.2?
>>
>> I'll leave this to somebody else as well.  You could check CERT, of
>> course.
>
> Yes, I have AusCERTs recommendations, I was just wondering whether any
> specific issues that were "common" so not recoded at cert.

Not that I know of.  On the whole, FreeBSD is pretty good on security,
but it's not perfect, of course.

Greg