Re: [Bacula-users] What does verify = i mean?

Am 10.06.2011 08:03, schrieb Radosław Korzeniewski:

Hi,

2011/6/10 Ansgar Konermann <ansgar.konermann AT googlemail DOT 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? :)

A lot of fame :-)

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.

Ah okay, my mindset was a little too limited here ;-) I'm relatively new to Bacula and did not have this feature in mind.

Nevertheless, IMHO the documentation could be a little more precise here, and say "compare inode number" instead of "compare inode".

Thanks a lot.

Best regards

Ansgar

bye

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Radosław Korzeniewski
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