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
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 AlertsSolaris 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
