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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Josef Assad wrote:
G T Smith wrote:
Is there a particular file that can be used to establish either the original system installation date, or the distribution datestamp that can be used distinguish between files that were part of the original installation and those that have been changed since?
I want to avoid having to do this on a file by file basis.
There's always the timestamp on /etc/issue or /etc/SuSE-release...
But out of curiosity, what are you doing that something like tripwire or indeed the rpm database itself can't?
I am writing something that essentially will do a multi-volume data archive/backup/migration to DVD. I have looked at dar and rsync and neither really do what I am essentially aiming for.. Tripwire does something very different. RPM database use adds some complexity I would prefer to sidestep, and as I am mainly interested in data related, not application related changes probably would not be helpful. Some data files are created during installation and with possible exception of security certificates, I can see no useful purpose in archiving them if they are never modified, but I am bit interested in identifying how big an impact excluding these would make on archive size (and creation times)... /etc/issue looks promising but as some files are modified during installation (and by the looks of it after the creation of /etc/issue) results using this would need to be used with caution. Thanks... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHLdgGasN0sSnLmgIRAjGLAKDrXnBBgpiHcAkvwzKdljzt632sGgCdGnFK M5UTZ1IplNDM33Ah4Zr8Eks= =TZKm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org