[H-GEN] Installing Interbase on RH6.1

[Brent Wesley]

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Hilton Travis wrote:

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> Hi David,
>
> I hear Interbase 6.01 and below have a wide open backdoor inserted by
> Borland!  Hope you are using a later (or patched) version.
>
> Regards,
> Hilton
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> > Hi Folks,
> > Is installing Interbase 6 server on my RH6.1 box a simple affair?
> > I have the rpm file but am unsure how to proceed.
> > Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question. :-)
> > Regards...
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Interbase 6.01 was released on 10/01/01 already containing the patch for the
SYSDBA backdoor. version 6.0 or earlier does need to be patched.

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Brent Wesley
Systems Programmer
Scanning Systems (Aust.)
http://www.scanningsystems.com.au
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