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Date:  Sat, 27 May 2006 22:44:39 -0700
From:  "Ken Marcus - Precision Web Hosting, Inc." <kenmarcus (at mark) precisionweb.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:05431] Re: Kernel update question
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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From: "Chris McGinnis" <chrism (at mark) t3wireless.com>
> On my BQ boxes the correct file for grub is /boot/grub/grub.conf.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taco Scargo [mailto:taco (at mark) scargo.nl]
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 6:06 AM
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:05402] Re: Kernel update question
>
> Maurice,
>
> Depends if you use grub or lilo as boot loader. Normally the latest
> installed kernel should become default.
>
> If you use grub, you can check /etc/grub.conf, if you use lilo
> /etc/lilo.conf
>
> Changes to grub are effective immediately, changes to lilo need to write 
> the
>
> config into the bootsector using the lilo program
>
> Taco
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maurice de Laat" <muisnetw (at mark) xs4all.nl>
> To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:09 AM
> Subject: [coba-e:05399] Kernel update question
>
>
>>
>> There is a update for the kernel delivered by yum.
>>
>> 1. Is guess we need to reboot before this new kernel is active?
>> 2. When there are more kernels present in /boot, how can I tell which one
>> is active?
>>


On an unrelated kernel question, somebody was mentioning grsecurity from 
http://www.grsecurity.net/ and how it can be patched to the kernel source 
before compiling it.

Any experts out there know if it's worth it?


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Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net