Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 00:12:00 -0400 From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Feature request for ports subsystem Message-ID: <002301c02902$4061f990$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>
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[ stupidly posted to freebsd-questions by mistake by author ] > I've been pondering over ways to increase my ability to detect changes that > occur to my server. I frequently use the mtree files on the CD to detect > changes to the date/time, ownership and permissions of files that come with > FreeBSD, but don't really have a good way of verifying the applications that > are added via ports or packages. > > What I was wondering is if anyone has though about adding mtree support to > the ports subsystem? The existing PLIST system is good for determining the > files and directories that belong to a port/package, but don't provide > enough information for the purposes of security auditing. If an mtree file > was generated during the installation process of a port/package, then it > could be used to validate the installation of that port/package in the > future. > > I've been tinkering with this myself, but if anyone expresses more of an > interest, then I will try to make my contributions robust enough to become > part of the ports subsystem. > > -- > Matthew Emmerton > GSI Computer Services > +1 (800) 217 5409 (Canada) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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