Yum and security

[CS DBA]

Hi All;

We're having discussions within our company about standardizing on a 
Linux server OS so we can also standardize our methods & approaches to 
configuration, security, etc based on what type of server it is (web, 
database, etc).

That said, we'll need to be able to manage updates in a very controlled 
manner. Can anyone point me to any info, documentation, etc in the area 
of managing security on RedHat / RPM based distro's, how to manage 
security updates via yum, best practices for non yum based packages, etc ?


Thanks in advance


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Kevin Kempter       -       Constent State
A PostgreSQL Professional Services Company
           www.consistentstate.com
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