From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jul 4 2:46: 3 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.freebsd.org.uk [194.242.139.170]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7477C37B699; Tue, 4 Jul 2000 02:45:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from hak.lan.Awfulhak.org (hak.nat.Awfulhak.org [172.31.0.12]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA70191; Tue, 4 Jul 2000 10:45:53 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from hak.lan.Awfulhak.org (brian@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hak.lan.Awfulhak.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA03271; Tue, 4 Jul 2000 09:25:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <200007040825.JAA03271@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Ben Smithurst Cc: James Howard , Brian Somers , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: /etc/security -> /etc/periodic/security ? In-Reply-To: Message from Ben Smithurst of "Tue, 04 Jul 2000 00:17:16 BST." <20000704001716.A13714@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 09:25:45 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG [ x-posted to -arch to fish for complaints ] > James Howard wrote: > > > On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Ben Smithurst wrote: > >=20 > >> Try the attached. They haven't been thoroughly tested, but that's what > >> -CURRENT is for, right? :-) I even remembered to update the manual page > >> this time... > >=20 > > This needs to have knobs and stuff located in /etc/defaults/periodic.conf > > Umm, which knobs? I added the only two options the security stuff currently > uses, what else does it need? > > > Also, it would be cool if a security option were made to periodic(8). > > Well, "periodic security" will work as long as /etc/periodic/security > exists, so I guess you just mean the docs need updating? I'll get to > that if someone is actually planning on committing this stuff. Perhaps the best option is to do with the inline security option and just run ``periodic security'' from cron ? I can commit the changes. If you send me some diffs, I'll commit them and then look at introducing {daily,weekly,monthly,security}_silence flags that will silence mails that have nothing to say. Assuming there are no objections that is.... > --=20 > Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D -- Brian Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message