On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 13:16 -0500, Gary Turner wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > > > Every time after I run apt-get, I run this script AS ROOT: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > > x=`date +%y%m%d.%H%M` > > COLUMNS=120 dpkg -l > ~/dpkg/dpkg.installed.$x > > ln -sf ~/dpkg/dpkg.installed.$x ~/dpkg/dpkg.installed > > > > diff'ing files tells me what changed. > > > Very similar to the script I use, except that mine auto-diffs. The > question is why run it as root? Am I missing a security issue? Since apt-get must be run as root, I run the script as root, too. > ~gt is > my 'admin' user and permissions are 700. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the sources of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power." P.J. O'Rourke, satirist
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