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[Veritas-bu] bpgp ?

2006-08-15 12:22:48
Subject: [Veritas-bu] bpgp ?
From: dave-bu at graniteweb.com (David Rock)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:22:48 -0500
* Clooney, David <david.clooney at bankofamerica.com> [2006-08-15 12:35]:
> Hi all
>  
> Trying to rollout an upgrade of  x number of solaris clients , the
> problem I have is the SA'a want to simply remove the package and then
> add the new, which will detroy any exclude_lists
> out there in the environment.
>  
> I use bpgp quite a bit in secured environments and find very useful
> indeed, albeit I have seen technotes in the past it cause issues I have
> yet to have a prob in the last 4 years.
>  
> Problem is that you have to know the specific file you are after on the
> client, has anyone incorpated wildcards in some sort of way or fashion
> to bring down say, 
> exclude* ??

Ack! bpgp has no way to use wildcards. If you do try to use wildcards,
you will likely destroy something.

Always be very very careful when using bpgp.

-- 
David Rock
david at graniteweb.com

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