-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Sunday 04 November 2007 03:05, 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?
The RPM database includes an exhaustive list of the files installed and their original checksums, so it can be used to validate existing files, find missing ones and by listing all the files installed, allow you to determine which files were during subsequent operation of the system.
I want to avoid having to do this on a file by file basis.
Randall Schulz
The RPM database is more than adequate for tracking application installation. At some point I intend to look at this for application installation snapshots. I have looked at the work being done on this elsewhere, and I cannot help thinking there must be a simpler way of doing that with the information in the RPM database (if someone has not done this already). In this case, and at this point I am more interested in data files, and working out whether it would be useful to exclude unchanged RPM installed data files from an archiving process. - -- ============================================================================== 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 iD8DBQFHLei8asN0sSnLmgIRAnLvAKCGjUmzH8cCuLzQwTzBWUbRJw+wjgCg02+P KKENYKeK4RkVKiTtEtUeWxw= =Gbgn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org