Thanks for the info, > This can be achieved using tools already in Debian. > Install blktrace [1], and try: > > blktrace -d /dev/sda -o - | blkparse -i - > > [1] http://packages.debian.org/blktrace
I think blktrace would work for my situation, checking for any program that writes to the harddisk. But some advantages of loggedfs are: It takes as an input a directory, not a device. This makes it more flexible (for purposes other than my own). It is a fuse filesystem, so it might not require root permissions unlike blktrace. (I haven't actually tried loading it as non-root.) It doesn't require debugfs compiled into kernel. It doesn't require CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE turned on. It looks like blktrace might report more events. I'm not sure though. C. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]