On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 01:51:04PM -0700, Bill Wohler wrote: > Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:01:26AM -0700, Bill Wohler wrote: > > > I have "version=3" in my configuration file, which for years > > > suppressed output when there weren't any changes. > > > > I am not aware of any "version=" option. Please explain. > > Sorry, that was a typo. I meant to say > > verbose=3 > > which you are aware of, I'm sure ;-).
Yes, ;) > > > However, after upgrading to etch, I'm getting email (appended below). > > > In /etc/default/aide, the relevant options are: > > > > > > QUIETREPORTS=yes > > > NOISE="" > > > AIDEARGS="--config=/etc/aide/aide.conf" > > > > > > Here is the email. Any thoughts? > > > > > > Errors produced (1 lines): > > > not updating aide configuration since manual config option was given > > > > This is considered an error, > > Specifying --config is an error? That doesn't make sense. The text is printed to stderr by the wrapper, which causes the cron job to say that the aide run had errors. A clear false alarm. > > I am not sure whether it should make sense to special-case this in the > > cron job. > > > > A workaround would to not disable the Debian Magic and to allow aide > > to read its configuration from the autogenerated file. > > I'll try it again. The first time I tried it, it ran for hours and > reported too many benign changes. That's why I got rid of it. I have my > config file tuned so that it doesn't send me any mail most days. A different possibility would be to point UPAC_CONFDIR or UPAC_CONFD to some other place in /etc/default/aide, disabling Debian's magic the Debian way. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
