HOWTO monitor changes in installed packages within jails?

[Matthew Seaman]

On 20/07/2013 12:09, Michael Grimm wrote:
> I did migrate to pkgng some month ago, and ever since I am curious
> how to monitor changes in installed packages within jails. I am
> looking for a functionality/port that works like 490.status-
> pkg-changes for my host.
> 
> Question: is there any functionality within the periodic system or a
> port that I might have missed to find?

You can't just run 490.status-pkg-changes directly in your jail?

Try this patch:

lucid-nonsense:/tmp:% diff -u 490.status-pkg-changes{.orig,}
--- 490.status-pkg-changes.orig	2013-07-20 13:43:44.306303775 +0100
+++ 490.status-pkg-changes	2013-07-20 13:44:42.055327506 +0100
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@

 case "$daily_status_pkg_changes_enable" in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-	pkgcmd=/usr/local/sbin/pkg
+	pkgcmd=/usr/local/sbin/pkg $daily_status_pkg_changes_flags

 	echo
 	echo 'Changes in installed packages:'

Then add something like the following to /etc/periodic.conf:

daily_status_pkg_changes_flags='-j jailname'

Of course, this only lets you monitor changes in one jail at a time.
You can cover more by copying the script and changing its name eg.

sed -e 's/daily_status_pkg_changes/daily_status_pkg_changes2/g' \
    < 490.status-pkg-changes > 490.status-pkg-changes2

Then add appropriate "daily_status_pkg_changes2_flags='-j otherjail'"
settings to periodic.conf

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.

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