>> Just turn selinux off. setenforce "0" works without rebooting server,
>> but /etc/sysconfig/selinux is correct place to finalize setting..
>
> What's with people recommending to turn off SELinux?! That's just bad
> advice and like recommending people keep their doors unlocked at all
> times. Really, stop doing that. SELinux is there for a reason.
Usually it causes more problems. If you have unlimited resources to tune it up,
then it possibly helps on the way.
> My advice to Alison is to remove Webmin and use the tools that come with
> CentOS 5.5. Also make sure that phpMyAdmin can only be accessed from
> your local LAN, use strong passwords, turn on a tight firewall and do
.. and disable password authentication on sshd server.
> anything else that one should do to keep the bad guys from gaining
> illegal access to your server.
>
> The NSA has some nice guides how to keep your server secure. The guides
> are on this page:
> http://www.nsa.gov/ia/guidance/security_configuration_guides/operating_systems.shtml
http://www.zlinuxtoday.com/z/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CIS_RHEL_5.0-5.1_Benchmark_v.1.1.2.pdf
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