Re: Deletion of obsolete script files before installation

[Tom Sellers <nmap () fadedcode net>]

Should we implement a subdirectory for custom scripts to reduce the  
likelihood of running into this problem in the future?

Tom

On Nov 18, 2009, at 2:17 PM, David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>  
wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:51:57AM -0800, Corey Chandler wrote:
> > David Fifield wrote:
> > > So instead of deleting the entire directory, I made a list of  
> > > specific
> > > script names that will be deleted before installing new scripts.  
> > > This
> > > reduces the chance that someone's custom script will be deleted. I  
> > > made
> > > the list by installing Nmap 4.76 and comparing its script names with
> > > what we have now.
> >
> > Not sure how much of a pain in the arse it would be, but could we
> > potentially have the script matching logic verify checksums before
> > deletion?  That way if someone changed a script but kept the name, we
> > won't blow out their work.
>
> I don't think it's worth it. Those scripts were being overwritten on
> each installation before they were renamed anyway.
>
> David Fifield
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