[TriLUG] What have I done ( httpd ) ?

[Jeff Bollinger]

Yeah, that book has a lot of really good tips in it, but the author tends
to be a bit extreme in some cases.

Jeff

Kevin Hunter wrote:

> I'm not sure this is something directly resulting from my "security
> tweaks".  Everything was working when I went home on Wednesday.  Now
> my httpd will not load.  Here's the relevant lines from
> /var/log/messages:
>
> Nov 26 08:17:35 dogbert httpd: [Mon Nov 26 08:17:35 2001] [error]
> Cannot resolve
>  host name No --- ignoring!
> Nov 26 08:17:35 dogbert httpd: [Mon Nov 26 08:17:35 2001] [error]
> Cannot resolve
>  host name IPs --- ignoring!
> Nov 26 08:17:35 dogbert httpd: [Mon Nov 26 08:17:35 2001] [error]
> Cannot resolve
>  host name available. --- ignoring!
> Nov 26 08:17:35 dogbert httpd: [Mon Nov 26 08:17:35 2001] [warn]
> NameVirtualHost
>  10.1.1.12:80 has no VirtualHosts
> Nov 26 08:17:36 dogbert httpd: httpd startup failed
>
> I was trying to better the security of my web server by following
> through "Securing and Optimizing Linux:RedHat Edition".  I removed
> some rpm's that the author said were unnecessary.  It turns out one
> was ( gd ), and others might be.  I removed the following:
>
> pump, mailcap, apmd, kernel-pcmcia-cs, linuxconf, getty_ps,
> isapnptools, setserial, raidtools, gnupg, redhat-logos,
> rehat-release, pciutils, rmt
>
> I left kudzu installed.
>
> This is a Dell PowerApp 120, running RH 7.1 and Apache.
>
> Can someone point me in a direction to figure out what I've done or
> what needs t/b corrected?  I will gladly provide more info if needed.
>
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Jeff Bollinger
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