From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 22 10:01:38 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BCD92F36; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 10:01:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-x230.google.com (mail-qc0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c01::230]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 64680107C; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 10:01:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f176.google.com with SMTP id i8so3872842qcq.7 for ; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 02:01:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=dVVTql0lWJRr/jA0JaGGfRNl6/k1F+N0TbvrV7piXeY=; b=uVxi6gvyjftpcd0BEMJOd+SLQQP5JSPW2pStPEpeJQO++3L6aW+cgXDSvF8+gZJXMu jS4ISt0lOE+KZ+zIwxlXDwvTaT/OCwDdg7uu9OOaGcRLpJffzvkTZwEJrIB6ymUbaMim Gtv13gXqO7nsTcYujUblDzZbwFWpy2ERS3mmtz4RCzjAkTecchix/xSbRVwnpgHkzgHg NB9SVDrYLc8mWMAtQGbu75o2rf6zr/6iUQwiQXAu7ySJQSeATePKnd1qHkqEZ8SK2s4F KOapPf+T+LuyE30uH6Azv/I0kGCSvzMQGWmK0K9wTigKYXxyc1T1HBqIMOm03PfoNGnU 0jPA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.49.24.211 with SMTP id w19mr31921241qef.9.1387706497625; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 02:01:37 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.53.200 with HTTP; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 02:01:37 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20131221234926.GA61861@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <20131221201026.GB1730@glenbarber.us> <20131221201403.GB60827@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20131221210553.GA61158@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <52B60727.8090001@bluerosetech.com> <20131221213959.GA61238@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20131221221439.GA59524@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <201312212329.rBLNTHL3051604@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <20131221234411.GC61672@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20131221234701.GF1730@glenbarber.us> <20131221234926.GA61861@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 02:01:37 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 4HQscrxwtWehwGP2eXbQndzNII0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: PACKAGESITE spam From: Adrian Chadd To: Steve Kargl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Glen Barber , Garrett Wollman , "current@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 10:01:38 -0000 The point is that some people like an audit trail. The audit trail for some people involves remote logging of syslog messages to a log host. This would include when packages are installed. -adrian On 21 December 2013 15:49, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 06:47:01PM -0500, Glen Barber wrote: >> On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 03:44:11PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: >> > On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 06:29:17PM -0500, Garrett Wollman wrote: >> > > In article <20131221230448.GA61511@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, >> > > Steve Kargl writes: >> > > >> > > >Other than the noise in /var/log/message, what does this provide >> > > >that 'pkg info' doesn't! >> > > >> > > A record of when packages were installed and removed. >> > > >> > >> > The date/time a package is installed should be recorded >> > in the pkg database and be available with 'pkg info -f'. >> > Of course, it appeat that this information s not properly >> > recorded. >> > >> >> Because databases are never corruptible? >> > > /var/log/message never gets corrupted? > > -- > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"