Re: iSCSI Initiator in Gentoo Linux 2.6.11 hardened

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Zemke, Kai <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello everyone,****
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> maybe my question is simple.****
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> I never used Gentoo hardened sources before, but now I have a Postfix
> Server that is running on Gentoo hardened 2.6.11.****
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> I need iSCSI initiator support for this server but when I do “make
> menuconfig” to build the requested modules ( like iSCSI Initiator over
> TCP/IP ) are not available.****
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> So are these modules not available because of the hardened sources or
> because of the 2.6.11 kernel version?****
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> Can I stay with the hardened sources and just have to upgrade to an newer
> version or is iSCSI not supported with hardened?
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Since this kernel is more than 6 years old and there have been quite a few
changes and updates, even in the area of iSCSI, is it a problem to try out a
more recent Linux kernel? It is also recommended due to security
vulnerabilities in older kernels.

If this isn't possible, does searching in the "make menuconfig" (using "/")
for ISCSI reveal any hits?