On 08/01/13 04:11, Florian Philipp wrote: > Hi list! > > I have a use case where I am seriously concerned about bit rot [1] and I > thought it might be a good idea to start looking for it in my own > private stuff, too. > > Solving the problem is easy enough: > - Record checksums and timestamps for each file > - Check and update records via cronjob > - If checksum changed but timestamp didn't, notify user > - Let user restore from backup > > However, I haven't found any application in portage for this task. Now, > the implementation is easy enough but I'm wondering why it hasn't been > done. Or do I just look for the wrong thing? The only suitable thing > seems to be app-admin/tripwire but that application also looks like > overkill. > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rot > > Regards, > Florian Philipp >
equery check pkg for the OS and tripwire for private data. BillK
