[298] in linux-security and linux-alert archive
proc-less network tools (summary)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Olaf Kirch)
Wed Jul 26 14:02:48 1995
From: okir@monad.swb.de (Olaf Kirch)
To: linux-security@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 22:24:53 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: vegi@eskimo.com
Reply-To: vegi@eskimo.com
Hi all,
here's Dan's summary on his question about using the network tools
without proc support.
Olaf
>
> Hello Olaf, it looks like the the last summary already had the important
> reply to my question, except for this from Al Longyear.
>
> From: longyear@netcom.com (Al Longyear)
> It has long been a requirement for the proc file system if you use any
> networking tools. The networking tools use the proc file system for
> access to the system structures in the kernel.
> You are free to not use the proc file system, but you can not use any
> IP networking if you do. UUCP will work.
>
>
> From: Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl>
> Hi, it shouldn't be necessary to run the system without the /proc
> filesystem. Please try my kernel patch which should hopefully fix the
> problem. The patch is against 1.2.10 and I've sent it to Linus, but I
> don't know when 1.2.11 will be released... In the meantime, try
> ftp://ftp.ists.pwr.wroc.pl/pub/linux/kernel/patches/secure_proc_v2.gz
> Please test this and tell me if you see any problems or remaining holes.
> Regards, Marek Michalkiewicz
>
>
> Thanks a bunch, and its been an honor communicating with you :)
> Daniel Pewzner vegi@eskimo.com
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