[Aide] aide reporting directory changes even if not configured to

[Virolainen Pablo]

On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Richard van den Berg wrote:

> Virolainen Pablo wrote:
>> with following config file the problem doesn't exist any more. The problem
>> is that aide matches to "@@{ROOTDIR}/var/ Binlib" rule and not to
>> "@@{ROOTDIR}/var/backups$ StaticDir".
>
> Can you explain this behaviour? I thought aide uses a "last match"
> algorithm. I'm pretty sure it does not use a "best match". And using a
> "first match" algorithm makes little since when your first rule is /

I cannot explain this without looking at the source. I know that 
"...R}/var/backups" rule is not even checked. I suspect that the bug is 
in tree building code. Tomorrow is Finlands independence day so it will take 
couple of days.

Duke NEMO / C.O.M.A
alias pablo the pallo virolainen