If you want to do it - why not? I see nothing wrong with checksumming
before and after the copy to ensure the data was not corrupted on the
way to its destination. Just keep in mind that md5'ing may introduce
significant delay (depending on size of the log and speed of disks.)
My $0.02
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"Chuckster" <chuckycarson_at_networkcloud.com> wrote in message
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>
> Would using md5 to verify backed up archive logs be feasible?
>
> What I would do is take the md5 hash of the file before copying and then
> take the md5 hash of the file in it's new location. Is this overkill? I
> do not like to rely on the $? variable, because in certain situations it
> can be wrong.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thx,
> CC
>
>
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