-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Josef Assad wrote: > G T Smith wrote: >> Is there a particular file that can be used to establish either the >> original system installation date, or the distribution datestamp that >> can be used distinguish between files that were part of the original >> installation and those that have been changed since? > >> I want to avoid having to do this on a file by file basis. > > There's always the timestamp on /etc/issue or /etc/SuSE-release... > > But out of curiosity, what are you doing that something like tripwire or > indeed the rpm database itself can't? > >
I am writing something that essentially will do a multi-volume data archive/backup/migration to DVD. I have looked at dar and rsync and neither really do what I am essentially aiming for.. Tripwire does something very different. RPM database use adds some complexity I would prefer to sidestep, and as I am mainly interested in data related, not application related changes probably would not be helpful. Some data files are created during installation and with possible exception of security certificates, I can see no useful purpose in archiving them if they are never modified, but I am bit interested in identifying how big an impact excluding these would make on archive size (and creation times)... /etc/issue looks promising but as some files are modified during installation (and by the looks of it after the creation of /etc/issue) results using this would need to be used with caution. Thanks... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHLdgGasN0sSnLmgIRAjGLAKDrXnBBgpiHcAkvwzKdljzt632sGgCdGnFK M5UTZ1IplNDM33Ah4Zr8Eks= =TZKm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
