Re: [linux-security] new check-rpms available

[Martin Siegert <siegert@sfu.ca>]

Sorry. I forgot the most important piece of information:

where can I get it?

Got to

http://www.sfu.ca/acs/security/check-rpms.html

There you find more information including download information.

Cheers,
Martin

On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 03:23:07PM -0800, Martin Siegert wrote:
> check-rpms is a script that checks the installed rpm packages on a RedHat
> Linux box and lists those packages that need to be updated.
> 
> I have completely rewritten check-rpms. Here are a few high-lights of the
> new version:
> 
> - check-rpms can now be used either with a NFS mounted distribution
>   (such as the patched RedHat distributions on sphinx) or with a ftp
>   server. The latter mode allows you to use check-rpms on your
>   computer at home as well (or on any off-campus computer for that matter).
> 
> - check-rpms does version checking, i.e., it no longer assumes that the
>   package in the mounted distribution or on the ftp server is newer.
> 
> - check-rpms is distributed as a rpm package. It includes a man page and
>   a default configuration file. You probably want to change the defaults
>   in the configuration file to suit your needs. E.g., for Canadian users
>   it is probably a good idea to use
> 
> $FTPSERVER = "ftp.crc.ca";
> $FTPUPDATES = "pub/systems/linux/redhat/ftp.redhat.com/linux/updates/6.2/en/os";
> 
>   as ftp servers.
> 
> - please read the man page
> 
> I would appreciate comments, suggestions, bug reports on check-rpms.
> 
> check-rpms is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without
> any warranty (GPL license). I did test it for more than a week and hopefully
> found all of the more severe bugs. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Martin
> 
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