On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 17:06, Michael Schwendt wrote:
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> On 15 Aug 2003 16:44:41 -0400, Edward Croft wrote:
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> > > > I have tripwire installed on all my servers, yet it is useless because I
> > > > backup the servers and that changes the timestamps so that tripwire
> > > > reports the files.
> > > 
> > > I don't understand this. Which timestamps? Last accessed or modified
> > > or changed? Backing up files should only update "last accessed"
> > > which in turn should not trigger Tripwire.
> > > 
> > Well, it is triggering tripwire. I know I have not been compromised. I
> > have checked everything thoroughly. 
> 
> So, did you check the property masks? Tripwire can check the "last
> accessed" timestamp, provided that you change the default policy
> file and insert the 'a' flag. That would be a very paranoid setting
> and only appropriate for special files which should not be accessed
> by anyone.
Let me recheck the settings. Maybe my predecessor did just that.


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