On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 08:37:46PM +0200, Virolainen Pablo wrote: > On Sat, 10 Dec 2005, Marc Haber wrote: > >> The problem about this approach is that we need to stat the entry before > >> include/exclude decision can be made. This might be problematic with > >> jammed nfs mounts. > > > > Personally, I find it a bad idea to have aide running over remote file > > systems. Shouldn't these file systems be checked on the server? > > This is exactly the reason why this kind of feature is not implemented in > aide. To able to implement the feature, one needs to stat the node. > Statting nfs mount point means reading data from the server -> thing to > avoid.
And if it happens, it's the mistake of the local admin who should have excluded that mount point with an unconditional negative rule. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 _______________________________________________ Aide mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.cs.tut.fi/mailman/listinfo/aide
