Re: packages and the kernel (long, sorry...)

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@smurf.noris.de)
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 22:03:39 +0100

In linux.dev.kernel, article <m0uTEjU-000LnlC@phascolarctid.rebellion.c=
o.uk>,
Jamie Lokier <jamie@rebellion.co.uk> writes:
>=20
> BTW, I have put together a really basic LD_PRELOAD `rm' protector whi=
ch
> traps `unlink' calls, just to try the idea out. Logging program comi=
ng
> soon perhaps (or not).
>=20
Don't forget that another way to unlink() a file is to call rename().

> Ray> Yikes ! Do people _really_ make file lists by hand ?
>=20
I've started to play with the logging stuff myself -- it's not enough
basically, as you usually also have to hand-install and -edit configura=
tion
files, add appropriate startup scripts / options for the things that ne=
ed a
daemon (xntpd, mail,news), find out how best to automagically distribut=
e
the stuff among multiple machines, ...=20

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