Hi,
2011/6/10 Ansgar Konermann <ansgar.konerm...@googlemail.com>
> >>> i compare the inodes
>
> Does the 'i' code for "verify=" mean:
> a) a shortcut for "compare all inode data, without respect to their
> semantics, just do a byte-by-byte compare" (this is what I would guess
> from the description given in the current manual) -- if so, would this
> also compare the block numbers inside the inode?
> b) compare the inode number -- why would one want this?
> c) something completely different (if so, what?)
>
> I really can't make any sense of the 'i' code. Please enlighten me :-)
>
>
The correct answer is "b". Any awards in this quiz? :)
You ask, why one want this? - an answer is very simple. Lets imagine you can
use Bacula verify feature as a some kind of IDS software. Something like
tripwire. Then you probably want to check if someone replaced your very
important binaries with new one.
bye
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Radosław Korzeniewski
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