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From: Bela Lubkin <belal@sco.com>
Subject: Re: Checksums and file sizes
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 15:15:52 GMT
References: <pA2kb.31784$ZH4.21031@twister.socal.rr.com> <0dl1pv8ff69nfjvsv1e0q4mr715sktrd2i@4ax.com> <6m6kb.31805$ZH4.1637@twister.socal.rr.com> 

Don Williams wrote:

> > >Where is the master list of checksums and file sizes kept, and what should
> > >one do if a Verify Software report lists errors between what it found and
> > >what it expected?

> I'll check that out.  As it is I have a hard copy of the Verify Report -
> Strict database compliance, and it lists 353 errors affecting 199 files.
> One error, the mode of tcbck was fixed.  All the others are either checksum
> or file size errors and they are marked (not automatically fixable).
> 
> So, what to do?  I think the list it is comparing to is out of date but
> don't know how to fix it.  [...]

Whoa, stop!

`custom -v strict` compares modified files to their original, unmodified
forms.  This is something you might do if you were preparing to replace
a system (e.g. do an in-place upgrade) and wanted a list of modified
files.  It is _NOT_ appropriate for a live system you intend to keep
using.  custom(ADM) says:

"       strict 
"              report all discrepancies, including expected
"              discrepancies such as changed configuration files and
"              missing optional files. This option can take a long
"              time.

"expected discrepancies".

What you may be looking for is:

  custom -V thorough

In any case, I'm sure you're barking up the wrong tree.  Whatever is
still wrong with the system (and I have no idea what that is, you keep
tossing off so many different issues every time you turn around) is
going to be due to misconfiguration within a file that you're supposed
to be configuring.  `custom -v strict` may find it, but you'll never be
able to figure out which of the hundreds of files it lists is the
culprit.

>Bela<

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