Solaris security toolkit customization oracle solaris blog. To do so, rightclick the file, click on properties in the bottom of the menu and make it a read only file by checking its checkbox in the properties dialog box. Nov, 2011 in this article controlling host access is a twopart process. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 11 host.
You can also go through the below interface questions on specific category. I have read some accounts where any changes made to the etchosts. Tcp wrappers must be enabled and configured per site policy. Network software installation occurs along with the installation of the. Thunderbird and firefox are labeled for solaris 8 and 10, but the solaris 8 packages should also work on solaris 9. Solaris 10 is in extended support and only getting critical fixes now, not new features. If we install from scratch, it is called initial installation, or we can upgrade solaris 7 or higher version tosolaris 10. The versions of ssh and sendmail that ship with solaris 10 will automatically use tcp wrappers to filter access if a hosts. Oracle solaris is the trusted business platform that you depend on. Creating and editing solaris ip filter configuration files. Oracle solaris 11 gives you consistent compatibility, is simple to use, and is designed to always be secure. Add nagios user as usrlocalnagios as home directory. Securing a multiuser solaris 8 sparc system giac certifications. But to avoid confusion with etc hosts, you should name this file something other than hosts.
There have been some comments on the net recently in the sunmanagers mailing list that this script should be replaced. When editing the hosts file simply make the changes and then save the file, but since windows will not allow you to save it where it resides, save it to your desktop and then manually copy it to c. Firefox 352 and thunderbird 352 are available for opensolaris and solaris 10. The default policy access granted makes the allow file redundant so that it can be omitted. There can be different way in which we may need to install solaris 10.
Im running solaris 10 and im having issues with a particular network and need to replace host entries in my hosts file. When you specify the host name of a system during oracle solaris installation, that host. If it was not for having loghost in there, all the etc hosts files on all the servers in this particular network could be identical. When installing on solaris version 9 or 10 running on the sparc architecture, use the following packages. If you have any questions related to windows 10 hosts file, feel free to drop a comment below. If i only want to allow access from two specific systems, say 192. Hi, i am trying to find a solaris 10 alternative to. Solaris 10 kernel patches may allow privileged remote. Adding a new account while logged into the system from another account, rightclick somewhere on the desktop and choose hosts then terminal console. Ive added the entry into the etchosts file which is straightforward but then if i do an nslookup on that domain, i still get the old ip address. Tcp wrappers support in secure shell is given by using the library libwrap, which is a free software program library that implements generic tcp wrapper.
Nagios plugins are a collection of open source utilities that allows you to monitor hardware and software resources with nagios. Sep 12, 2007 solaris 10 update 807 has been released and available for download. Xx myserver loghost what is the purpose of loghost. Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris operating system features in use.
The advantage is the change dynamic and realtime and the change persist across reboot unlike the ndd command. A security vulnerability in the bind dns software shipped with solaris may allow a remote user who is able to perform recursive queries to cause a server that is configured to support dnssec validation and recursive client queries to return incorrect addresses for internet hosts, thereby redirecting end users to unintended hosts or services. Enable tcp wrappers for all services started by inetd. The latest update of the solaris os helps customers alleviate common enterprise problems such as virtualization, resource management, and system performance. I want to grant access to one service for one ip address only. Security vulnerability in bind dns software shipped with. Both plugins and nrpe packages operate as standalone applications, but are generally designed to work jointly with nagios core. Here is the basic solaris interview questions which are commonly asked in solaris l1 or l2 level 1 or l2 interviews. If you dont have a solaris setup to work,just install solaris as guest operating system on vmware workstations and get a hands on experience. Configuring systems on the local network oracle solaris. Note that all actual internet addresses have been replaced with net 10.
Solaris 10 entry in etchosts has no effect on nslookup. B alternatively, this issue can be avoided by adding another name service for hosts and ipnodes in etcnf. If a zone covers more than one domain, all machines in all the domains covered by the zone are listed in the zones host file see setting up subdomainssame zone. To protect udp and rpcbased services that are spawned from inetd, consider implementing a hostbased firewall such as ipfilter man ipf for further information. Configuring generic, solaris, linux, and windows application hosts. Note that this and all of the tcp wrappers manual pages a stored under usrsfwman in solaris 10. How to use wget to download file via proxy the geek diary. Ten new security and performance features of oracle solaris. Although it can do a lot, the simplest form of the command is. Configure mars to receive the solaris or linux host logs. Host based authentication is more secure as it is based on private keys and public keys and only user with the keys are allowed to connect. Solaris security toolkit may still be used on solaris 2. If you locate the rules file for nat in the etcipfnf file, this file is loaded when the system is booted. If you do not want the nat rules loaded at boot time, put the nf file in a location of your choice.
To create a configuration file for nat rules, edit the nf file solaris ip filter uses the nat rules that you put in to the nf file. The hosts file works with all versions of windows, in most operating systems use a hosts file including your android phone. Solaris delivers builtin investment protection and new technologies that are even better suited to data intensive environments. Password authentication is less secure as they can be guessed or cracked by some programs. Hi, i am trying to find a solaris 10 alternative to the hpux inetd. I have read some accounts where any changes made to the etc hosts. Note the name hosts is a generic name indicating the files purpose and content. Setting up the hosts file solaris naming setup and.
Cis hereby grants each cis security consulting or software vendor member and. The post describes both these methods and also how to change hostname or ip address in nonglobal zones. Full and official details of changes are available at solaris security toolkit 4. The server host key is generated during the installation. If a match is found, access is denied, otherwise access is granted. Configure the solaris or linux host to generate events. The hosts file contains all the data about every machine in your zone. Well, this was all about locating, editing and managing your systems hosts file in windows 10. In this article controlling host access is a twopart process. Weve been designing the os for for more than two decades, always ensuring that weve engineered in features to meet the latest.
Solaris delivers builtin investment protection and new technologies that are even better suited to data intensive environments where price. We have received another idea for use with solaris 10. Note however that these patches cannot be removed on solaris 10 807 systems, as they are part of the initial installation of solaris 10 807. The versions of ssh and sendmail that ship with solaris 10 will automatically use tcp wrappers to filter access if. Alternatively, tcp wrappers support can be enabled in the daemon with the. How to change hostname in solaris 8, 9 and 10 the geek diary. Configure syslogd to publish to the mars appliance. Jun 10, 2014 nagios plugins are a collection of open source utilities that allows you to monitor hardware and software resources with nagios. Generally speaking, plugins take care of performing specific checks on the host being monitored and then they. The ipfire addon documentation for nfs is simple to the extreme and claims it should just work. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host.
Solaris update hosts file without rebooting server fault. Solaris 10 kernel patches may allow privileged remote users. If you have more than one zone, each zone must have its own hosts file and each of these zone hosts files must have a unique name. The explicitly nonauthorized hosts are listed in the deny file. Ssh tectia server includes support for zones on solaris 10. This explanation was written specifically for sharing files from a xerox docusp system, but is generally applicable to setting up samba on any sun solaris 10 system. Solaris security toolkit supports sparc 64bit only and x86 32 and 64bit. Ive added the entry into the etc hosts file which is straightforward but then if i do an nslookup on that domain, i still get the old ip address. But to avoid confusion with etchosts, you should name this file something other than hosts. How to change hostname in solaris 11 there are basically 2 ways to change the hostname in solaris 10 and below. A firewall can protect an entire network, whereas tcp wrappers and ipfw can protect. Solaris 10 update 807 has been released and available for download. If you do not specify a filename, by default it will attempt to get the index. Now you may wanna try the steps given here, but follow the steps carefully otherwise your entire internet connection may become dumb.