Unix Systems Support

The ACMS Unix Systems Support group is resposible for instructional services including student email, ACS-Webmail, student, TA and faculty storage.

Security, Patches, and Vendor Links

UCSD Security

Vendor specific information for patches and security bulletins: Linux and Solaris.

Linux

Security patches are specific to the Linux distribution that you are running. This can be Debian, Red Hat, SuSE, or some other variant, such as Linux distributed by Sun or HP. General security announcments for all operating systems are at CERT: https://www.cert.org/
Additional resources for Linux system administrators

Solaris

Solaris security:  Sun’s resource for security advisories, T-patches, security bulletin archives and Sun Alerts

Solaris patch portal: starting point for Solaris patches

ACMS Software Distribution maintains the UCSD Sun Software Consortium, which provides Solaris operating system and select software licenses and software at greatly reduced prices for UCSD departmental Sun machines: ACMS Sun information
Additional resources of Solaris system administrators