Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:07:06 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Bill Fenner <fenner@research.att.com> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cjc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc Makefile security src/etc/defaults perio Message-ID: <XFMail.011221090706.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200112211552.HAA25429@windsor.research.att.com>
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On 21-Dec-01 Bill Fenner wrote: > >> ... /etc/security has been >> broken into periodic(8) scripts to make local customization easier and >> more maintainable. > > This is a great step, but my mail filter no longer filters the security > check email into the right mailbox. It uses the regexp > > /((daily|weekly|monthly) run|security check) output/ > > on the subject line. Now, I realize I can just add "|security" > in the first alternative, but now my 4.x boxes will still send me > "security check" outputs and my -current boxes will send "security run" > outputs, meaning that I maybe have to think a little more when > searching for them. (e.g. searching for "security check" won't > get me all of them.) > > Any thoughts on modifying /usr/sbin/periodic so it uses the > traditional security check output subject line? I had to update my mail filter script as well, but I think that making the subjects more consistent is a good thing personally. You can always search for 'security' in the subject in your root mail mailbox to find them. :) (Assuming you haven't named any of your machines 'security') > Thanks, > Bill -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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