[mirror-admin] is there a checksum list?

[Scott Baker]

David Timms wrote:
> Carlos Carvalho wrote:
>> I'd like to verify checksums of the whole distribution from time to
>> time. rsync does it when the file is pulled but corruption may happen
>> later and might go unnoticed for a long time.
> 
> rsync -c tells the both local and remote rsync to generate checksums and 
> compare them, rather than relying on only date/time/size {my 
> understanding once the file has been transferred once}.
> 
> It puts a big load on both the source and receiver CPU/disk, but very 
> little data is transferred - ie only when needed.  Given the high CPU 
> load though, I don't know it it is fair enough to run against any of the 
> upstream fedora mirrors ?

Ya... probably not a good idea to run off one of the master RedHat 
servers. Find a close local repo that doesn't mind. My server is 
pretty idle right now, you're welcome to check mine:

rsync://mirror.web-ster.com/fedora/

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