The gotroot.com FAQ

Please check the About Got Root page.

gotroot.com uses tikiwiki (cache) to manage all the content on the website.

If your definition of "hacker" comes from the venacular, to mean: one that breaks into computers or networks, then no. This is not a "hacker" website. If your definition of hacker is the traditional one, that is, one that comes up with clever solutions to problems then yes, this is a hacker website.

A variation of a Community Commons License, the Got Root License. Other content on the website is under a different license, or may belong to the specific poster of that website. When in doubt, all trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. Comments are owned by the Poster. The Rest © 1998-2004 gotroot.com.

Our good friend Rich Suchy created the Got Root logo.

First, check our Editorial Guidelines, then find a section or sections of the website you would like to help with, edit or contribute to, and finally, tell us all about what you would like to via the Contact us link.

If you'd rather contribute financially, please visit our Donations page.

Check the Downloads page, and the categorized Tools page for downloads that are referenced in the Troubleshooting Linux Firewalls Book.

The books page is here. And a list of Frequently Asked Questions for the book is here.

Resources for the book, downloads, firewall scripts, forums and other additional information is located on the Resources for troubleshooting linux firewalls page.

Firewall scripts are location in the downloads section, starting with the Firewall Recipes and Scripts wiki page.

Try the Help section of this website first to see if we have a section devoted your problem or question, then try posting our forums about it. If you still need our help, then feel free to contact us or use the Live Support anytime its in the Online state.

Its a "watch" icon. If you click on it, the system will put a "watch" on that page, thread, topic or whatever, and will notify you if it changes, if someone posts to that page, replies to it, etc. To remove a watch, you can click on that icon again, or just click on My Gotroot and remove the watch from your list of watches.

Look for a little icon that looks like an eye. Click on it, it should turn into an eye with a slash through it. Now you will be notified if that page, thread, article or blog changes, or anyone posts a reply or comment to it. Also, keep in mind that you must be logged in for this to work.

You shouldn't. If you find a part of the website that requires you to be logged in to access it, please let us know. Occassionally new pages are added with incorrect permissions, and we regret any inconvience this might cause you. With exception of admin pages, all the information on this website is open to the public.

To prevent abuse. Spammers have taken to vandalizing websites that allow unregistered users to post. To help keep the noise (and spam) out of this website, we ask that users register. You do not have to register to read the material on this website, but to edit any of the wiki pages we ask that you setup an account. Additionally, if you post to a forum anonymously, your post will be held until a moderator can look at to ensure that it is not spam.

A couple of things can cause this. This first is that the forums, to help prevent abuse, only allow you post a new topic or a reply every 2 minutes to a specific forum. If your post did not show up, try posting it again in 2 minutes. The second could be that you are not logged in. Anonymous users posts to forums are reviewed by a moderator before they are approved, again, the solution is to just create an account. The final reason could be that you have encountered a bug, so please contact us and let us know your username, the URL, forum, and topic that you are having problems posting to.

First off, thank you for taking the time to find out what you should do. We appreciate any feedback you can provide us about the website, including any bugs you might find. To contact us about a bug, please try the following:

1) post information about the bug in our forums. The specific thread is here.

2) If that isn't work, please contact us with information about the bug or e-mail us at root AT gotroot DOT com.

Thanks again for your help.

Check out the Contact us page for instructions.

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