Re: Self defense for SCO users

From: Rob (rob_at_robnothere.com)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 13:42:46 +0200

Tony Lawrence wrote:
> I've written up some suggestions for SCO users who may be concerned
> about their future: http://aplawrence.com/OSR5/selfdefense.html
>
> If there are suggestions I didn't think of, feel free to add them as
> comments there or here and I certainly will incorporate them.
>
> --
> Tony Lawrence
> http://aplawrence.com

Tony,

good job, man. Some things I'd like to add:

. most SuperTars should make this uselesse but make a copy of (or better
print) the "hwconfig -h" output (the "laundry list"); this might help
when trying to restore a system or mount the HD on a different box

. save relevants files using JPR's savefile script

. have a logbook with all the relevant passwords for the system

. make sure you know how to recover from a "forgotten root password"
situation

. if needed, set up a different server with the same network config and
perform regular backups of the data on this box in the case your
business can't stop

I'm sure there are plenty of other useful suggestions but this is what
my brain can offer now ;-) 

-- 
Best,
Rob (the on you might now from Italy :-)