like this:
cd /
ls -R -la > snapshot.log

-R means resursive
-l means long list
-a means list all files include hidden files like .bashrc etc.

Then do another and compare what are the changes.

Any better idea?

There are applictions like "fam" written specifically to do this.

Depends on what changes you're looking for. If you're only interested in files being changed then the minimalist approach would be using md5sum recursive (or md5deep), some watch app like bubblegum, or if you need more details Aide, Samhain or tripwire. If it's content changes you need you could look at rcs or cvs. I haven't seen any FAM service clients for these tasks?

is sgi_fam = fam services in ntsysv?

i notice sgi_fam service is automatically started when system boot.

To, unSpawn,
my usage is not about version control.

I want to know what files are changed(add/removed) and when happened

My ISP need my root password to do some investigation on my web server.
And they are going to give the root access to 3rd party.

I want to make a snapshot of the current file system so that I could know what change did they really made.

I've read some information about fam.
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/...LE85266-PARENT

However, it seems need me to write a C program by myself...
any easier or handy method to "enquiry" the changes?

I want to make a snapshot of the current file system so that I could know what change did they really made.
I'd suggest loading a filesystem integrity scanner (Aide, Samhain or tripwire) and make a "baseline" copy before you hand over control of the box. If your package manager can verify integrity, you could exclude the system binaries and libraries. Make a backup of the configuration files.


My ISP need my root password to do some investigation on my web server.
And they are going to give the root access to 3rd party.
Just being curious, why?

My ISP need my root password to do some investigation on my web server.
And they are going to give the root access to 3rd party.

I'm quite curious myself. I would be weary in giving my root password to a server of mine to anyone I don't know. And then they share that information out to others. I myself would question this to them and ask them why they need it? If they are going to fix something, why not login see what the problem is and tell you how to change it, etc.

Thanks for the info. I will find more about aide, samhain.

Why they need the root access?
Because I am configuring my webserver.
The site control panel I am using is Plesk.

I create a subdomain.
But I got 403 forbidden error when I access the html files (like index.html) on that subdomain.

My ISP tried to investigate for me and found:
/home/httpd/vhosts/domain.com/statistics/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable

They told me to turn of Frontpage extension.
I do and reboot my server but still 403 error.

I even tried to delete the whole domain and create a clean one.
Still 403.

My ISP told me that may be the problem of Plesk. (Sw-Soft is the company writing Plesk.)
And they want my root access for the investigation.

That's why...

Oh yeah. I have the same idea too.
But they are kinda not so helpful .
They would rather configure it for me and bill me when they want (the ISP).

Why not just ask your questions on this site?

I've tried to that.
But the forum on that site is really quite respondness.

I tried to search the forum and find there are many issues have 0 reply.
Most of the reply there are from end-users.

My ISP is kinda the reseller and I *guess* they have priority of support.