On Tue, 2019-11-26 at 11:42 +0000, Schultheis Burkhard wrote: > Because it's a bad idea to run rkhunter from system which rkhunter should > examine, I want to rn rkhunter from a clean rescue system with mounted > partitions (on /mnt) from the system in question. I have searched the > internet for a replacement for the deprecated option -r, but have not found a > solution until now. > The only thing I can think of is that if you have the whole system mounted under /mnt, then chroot to /mnt and then run rkhunter.
> Is it really impossible to direct rkhunter to another root directory? > Yes, other than as above by using chroot. > If so, then rkhunter is almost useless in my opinion. > Fair enough, you don't have to use it. John. -- John Horne | Senior Operations Analyst | Technology and Information Services University of Plymouth | Drake Circus | Plymouth | Devon | PL4 8AA | UK ________________________________ [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif]<http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/worldclass> This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. While we take every care, University of Plymouth accepts no responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their attachments. University of Plymouth does not accept responsibility for any changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official order form. _______________________________________________ Rkhunter-users mailing list Rkhunter-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rkhunter-users
