I’ve started a pet project.  Its a remote tripwire like program. I’m doing it in python (largly because I want to learn python better.) I prototyped it in bash (heheh, so it cant be that hard of a project to make,) but moving it to something more real (and using sqlite instead of my “cat + grep” database)
The idea is to store all the files needed to actually preform the integrity checking locally, and then upload them to the remote server at the time that the scan is run.  It’s a pretty simple combination of find + md5sum + openssh + RSA/DSA authentication… add a store and compare and up-date of locally archived checksums… tack on an alerting feature… and run via cron… And you have the idea.

If anyone a) reads this, and b) wants to be in on it then drop me a line and I’ll put up an svn repo for it.

Cheers

There seems to be less friction between the dogs today… I think a lot of Buddy’s “I’m the head dog around here” message was delivered yesterday (which I liken to a hazing ritual) and today seems much lower key.  Banzai even got to play with some toys today (controlling resources — even toys — is one of the ways that dogs show their dominance over eachother.)

Banzai really took yesterday like a champ… With Buddy cutting him off constantly. Hogging all the toys. Not to mention the mounting… But in true puppy fashion Banzai being the younger submitted.  He wouldnt even let me cheat and force buddy to leave him alone to play with a toy…

This is a case where I think the dogs know better than I.  Hopefully in the next day or two the social hierarchy of the household settles down.  I’m really looking to being able to bring Banzai to the dog park next week (when his stiches are healed better.)  That’ll be a whole nother can of worms…

Nobody’s died yet   My boy Buddy is being a big meanie head, not letting the new pup Banzai have toys, walk places without interferance, etc… hopefully that all clears up soon…