YDL and security settngs

[Troy Vitullo]

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 23:26:56 -0500
Derick Centeno wrote:

> I've come across something which appears a bit odd and I'm wondering if 
> anyone has a solution to it.
> I've come to notice that whenever I check the security parameters of YDL 
> 3.0; it is always set to the Highest priority although I had selected 
> other settings with options during the installation process.  In turn 
> this also means that any downloads or calls to yum or even access to the 
> net is curtailed by the rules set up by the firewall.  Also no matter 
> how I access the application to change security settings when I check 
> again, those setttings remain unchanged at the highest level as though I 
> made no changes or set no options.  Saving settings before a reboot is 
> of no help.  Accessing the web via Linux has become a chore rather than 
> a joy, and I'm wondering what happened.  I have even tried fresh 
> re-installations of YDL 3.0 and I seem to come to the same point and 
> problem every time.
> 
> Any Ideas??? :-(
> 
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Derick,

That is a funny bug with the redhat-config-security (or whatever it's called) app. It seems that the only way for YDL users *currently* to configure security is to learn ipchains and iptables. Not the preferred way to go. 

However, new RPMs will come out that solve this problem. No time frame though. 

Notably, the same thing seems to happen with the time zone app if you try to put your system clock on UTC.

Troy