I recently completed a migration from Windows to Linux for a few blogs and wiki - PerCS being one of them! What follows is a record of the process - from initial motivation, through migration and lights-on. If you are interested in a reality-based Linux v. Windows comparison, NFS exports, hardened Apache, or the latest in Drupal then by all means read on!

Motivation
I was hacked by script-fiends. I was pissed off that my hardened Windows server had been breached. As a small business owner I need a low-touch system - for me that means three things:

• minimize adminstrative events (remediation, monitoring, patches)
• secure my data assets
• provide community-based security

If you are reading this post then no doubt you are well versed with this situation. If you are a Windows-head you are probably thinking, "You should have used fill in the blank to protect your Windows servers." If you are a Linux-head you are probably thinking, "What'd you expect!" But before the finger-pointing - whichever camp you call home - the fact remains I had a compromised system that needed to be fixed. So let's take a look at the actual hack (if you don't care about analysis then skip to migration).