Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 22:06:23 +0930 From: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> To: Chris H <bsd-lists@1command.com> Cc: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Does the image on isc.portsnap.freebsd.org have a virus? Message-ID: <51F904C7.4070205@ShaneWare.Biz> In-Reply-To: <43dfdd386703ea6bd13d43b6a44be342.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> References: <43dfdd386703ea6bd13d43b6a44be342.authenticated@ultimatedns.net>
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On 31/07/2013 15:44, Chris H wrote: > Greetings, > I know this sounds crazy, and apologies if I am. But I have 2 RELENG_8 servers; > 1 amd64, and 1 i386. about 3 wks ago, I migrated from cv(sup) updating, to svn on > the amd64 box. > After removing cv(sup) related folders, and the ports folder, I used: > portsnap fetch > After the fetch completed I ran: > portsnap extract > which verified/patched && extracted the image to /usr/ports. > Tonight, I initiated the same procedure on the i386 server. _BUT_ upon completion of > the fetch, it proceeded to verify/patch && extract; _not_ to /usr/ports, but to > /var/db/portsnap/ports. re-examining /etc/portsnap.conf, and re-reading the portsnap(8) man > page, reveals that _both_ .conf files are identical, as were the version(s) used on both > boxes. An additional attempt to portsnap fetch, resulted in the same (unorthodox) behavior. > What gives?! Are you watching as it started or when it finished? /var/db/portsnap is used by portsnap to download updates that it uses to generate the /usr/ports files. Just guessing but it may also extract and patch files there before moving them to /usr/ports
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