Bob of Donelson Trophy
2015-Jun-13 14:56 UTC
[Samba] considering additonal server software
Over the years I have used the following list of programs to monitor my servers. (Yes, there are more ways to monitor servers than "you can shake a stick at" than these but they are fairly basic programs, I think.) Postfix (to forward root email to external email address), Smartmontools, and apcupsd (control APC battery backup.) Now that I am running a DC and member server I would like to continue this process. Okay, so, yes, any additional software can cause a security risk but, failing hard drives and power failures are important to be aware of. I use to include "automatic updates" (Ubuntu/Debian based server OS) but with Samba4 . . . no. I want to review updates carefully before I install them manually. (Perform backup, install upgrade, if breaks Samba4, restore from backup, etc.) I am wondering if anyone has a thoughts about my considered additions? Good idea, bad idea, etc? -- ------------------------- Bob Wooden of Donelson Trophy 615.885.2846 (main) www.donelsontrophy.com [1] "Everyone deserves an award!!" Links: ------ [1] http://www.donelsontrophy.com
On 06/13/2015 10:56 AM, Bob of Donelson Trophy wrote:> > > Over the years I have used the following list of programs to monitor my > servers. (Yes, there are more ways to monitor servers than "you can > shake a stick at" than these but they are fairly basic programs, I > think.) > > Postfix (to forward root email to external email address), > Smartmontools, and apcupsd (control APC battery backup.) > > Now that I am running a DC and member server I would like to continue > this process. > > Okay, so, yes, any additional software can cause a security risk but, > failing hard drives and power failures are important to be aware of. > > I use to include "automatic updates" (Ubuntu/Debian based server OS) but > with Samba4 . . . no. I want to review updates carefully before I > install them manually. (Perform backup, install upgrade, if breaks > Samba4, restore from backup, etc.) > > I am wondering if anyone has a thoughts about my considered additions? > Good idea, bad idea, etc? >This should do it for you https://askubuntu.com/questions/18654/how-to-prevent-updating-of-a-specific-package. If you can't read the link right now, here is how to do it via apt. 'sudo apt-mark hold samba' This would prevent updates for the samba package.