daily security run output and joomla3

[Carmel NY]

On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 17:51:16 +0100, Miroslav Lachman stated:

>Carmel NY wrote on 2018/01/28 11:59:
>> FreeBSD-11.1-RELEASE-p6
>> 
>> I have "www/joomla3" installed and working fine. Part of the configuration
>> routine is the removal of the "installation" directory in joomla3 when it is
>> configured. This is done as a security feature and joomla3 advertises that
>> it will not run if that directory is present.
>> 
>> The problem comes when the periodic daily security script activates. It
>> reports the following:
>> 
>> Checking for packages with mismatched checksums:
>> joomla3-3.8.3: missing file /usr/local/www/joomla3/installation/COPYRIGHT
>> joomla3-3.8.3: missing file /usr/local/www/joomla3/installation/CREDITS
>> joomla3-3.8.3: missing file /usr/local/www/joomla3/installation/INSTALL
>> joomla3-3.8.3: missing file /usr/local/www/joomla3/installation/LICENSES
>> {There are dozens more entires. I truncated the list to save space}
>> 
>> Is there anything I can do to eliminate this useless chatter? Maybe someway
>> I can create a new checksum that would not upset the system to radically?  
>
>You can try "pkg check -r", see man pkg-check
>
>      pkg check -r or pkg check --recompute recalculates and sets the 
>checksums
>      of installed packages.  This command should only be used when the 
>admin-
>      istrator has made modifications that invalidate a package checksum.
>      Spontaneous checksum problems can indicate data or security problems.
>
>Miroslav Lachman

Unfortunately, that has no affect.

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Carmel