Tripwire is a really cool utility. If you've got the time and inclination, I highly recommend using it.
It takes a few weeks to set it up properly, in other words to get it tweaked to be appropriate for you system. but after you get it set up, it's like a mule, works well every time you run it. Michael Martinez System Administrator > -----Original Message----- > From: Shane C Branch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: mail and tripwire > > > Steven J. Yellin wrote: > > On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Shane C Branch wrote: > > > > > >>My root account has on the order of 300 email messages all > regarding an > >>error with tripwire. The error tells me to run > >>/etc/tripwire/twinstall.sh and/or tripwire --init. > >> > >>My first question is what does tripwire do? It appears to > have something > >>to do with data protection, yes? Do I need it, and if I > don't, how to I > >>stop it from generating the error message > >>... > > > > The message probably comes from > /etc/cron.daily/tripwire-check. But > > with 300 email messages, maybe your computer has been > checking more often > > than once daily. So if you don't find it in cron.daily, look in > > /etc/cron.hourly. To stop generating the error message, > either do what > > the message advises or move tripwire-check into, say, > /root, where it will > > not be used unless you execute it yourself. Later, if you > change your mind > > and do want to use tripwire, you can move tripwire-check back to > > /etc/cron.daily. > > > > Thank you. I suspected there might be some cron involvement, but I > couldn't remember how that stuff worked. > > -- > > Regards, > > Shane > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
