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Subject:    RE: mysql-server
From:       Eric Rostetter <eric.rostetter () physics ! utexas ! edu>
Date:       2005-03-31 23:30:57
Message-ID: 1112311857.2f628bc7848bb () mail ! ph ! utexas ! edu
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For anyone who wants to further study the issue of "best practices" for
update managment, the following Microsoft (of all things) link may be of
interest.  While it is specific to Microsoft Windows, the basic concepts
all apply to linux.  The basic premise is: don't do automatic updates
on production servers, don't blindly install every update that comes out,
and have a plan that you follow for doing updates.  The link is:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bestprac/bpsp.mspx

Another doc that may be of interest as well is:

www.cressida.info/pdfs/whitepapers/bestpractices.pdf

-- 
Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin
 
Why get even? Get odd!

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