Date: 17 Jun 2002 16:45:11 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: barbish@a1poweruser.com Cc: kris@obsecurity.org, "Henning, Brian" <brian.henning@navitaire.com>, FBSDQ <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: how to check iso files with md5sum totals Message-ID: <1024350315.413.72.camel@lerlaptop> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGEACCDAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGEACCDAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 16:42, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote: > This answer is way to short. I looked up the man md5 and it says this > creates an md5 hash total for the file. This does not answer my question. > > > "I have read a lot about people checking the FBSD new version ISO files > to there matching md5sum totals to verify the ISO file downloaded > correctly. What commands does a person use to do this?" > > How does your answer describe how to do this? > > Don't I have to use the ISO files published md5sun file and run some > program using it to check it against the downloaded ISO file it self? You get the ISO file, run md5 against it, compare the number printed to the number in the md5sum file. If they are the same, your image is good, else it's not. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Henning, Brian [mailto:brian.henning@navitaire.com] > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 4:48 PM > To: 'barbish@a1poweruser.com' > Subject: RE: how to check iso files with md5sum totals > > md5 <filename> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe & Fhe Barbish [mailto:barbish@a1poweruser.com] > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 3:40 PM > To: FBSDQ > Subject: how to check iso files with md5sum totals > > > I have read a lot about people checking the FBSD new version ISO files > to there matching md5sum totals to verify the ISO file downloaded > correctly. What commands does a person use to do this? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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