From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 20 02:53:01 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9D6416A419 for ; Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:53:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jekillen@prodigy.net) Received: from smtp123.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com (smtp123.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com [69.147.64.96]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9EC9D13C503 for ; Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:53:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jekillen@prodigy.net) Received: (qmail 25682 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2007 02:53:00 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=prodigy.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Mime-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id:Content-Type:To:From:Subject:Date:X-Mailer; b=c0vkmr8MHv017EE/IU8pn7o9OSG9UzsrJ7vsdSJSh7oop2GZEUDSf1xu+7J6VxGOGqGF96FVnMHEPXLaaVZh3nXagIbVXqugMmL86lVpJQRZqkVPSt/nxFYQnJlIGC5EOE2uGAaTDBFdUnD+9FXPiDvyW/XWKNYq+YRJhPlNTfY= ; Received: from unknown (HELO ?75.7.236.228?) (jekillen@prodigy.net@75.7.236.228 with plain) by smtp123.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 20 Dec 2007 02:53:00 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: bjOk7KAVM1lTZwbSwGzbTJMG__PMdhooFNVo11BkFHyZH8yt0Re1ewfl6EErjOKMYjajDyP0BA-- Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v622) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: FreeBSD Mailing List From: jekillen Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:54:37 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) Subject: e-mail to root X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:53:01 -0000 Hello: Is there a manual or other publication that deals specifically with reading e-mail messages to root for FreeBSD? I have gotten a message: setuid diffs: --- /var/log/setuid.today Sat Sep 8 03:01:34 2007 +++ /tmp/security.9Jz0CWds Wed Dec 19 03:01:38 2007 followed by references to various programs then the next segment: Checking for a current audit database: Downloading fresh database. auditfile.tbz 46 kB 42 kBps New database installed. Database created: Wed Dec 19 14:40:00 PST 2007 Checking for packages with security vulnerabilities: followed by numerous references to programs and files on the FreeBSD site. and I do not know quite what this means. I know that setuid is cause for concern. I have three other machines with FreeBSD, with one going back over a year of virtually continuous 24/7 operation and this is the first time I have seen this type of message. For the programs reported with security problems it begs the question of dependencies if they are removed or updated. Some references are to cups and fetchmail neither of which I use or have use for, that I am aware of. This particular machine is primarily a web server. It does have Postfix running but just uses local delivery and only listens on private network interface. I am also a little dubious about posting any specifics to a public mailing list. I am admittedly a novice at this (on all my own systems so no one else's behind is on the line). Short of paying consultation fees to someone, this is about the only live contact I have on the subject. Thanks in advance for info: Jeff K