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The problem isn't the granularity of the backup but since the worm silently nukes pages, it's virtually impossible to reconcile the state before the attack and
by gchamonlive 8mo ago
The problem isn't the granularity of the backup but since the worm silently nukes pages, it's virtually impossible to reconcile the state before the attack and the current state, so you have to just forfeit any changes made since then and ask the contributors to do the leg work of reapplying the correct changes
- Kiboneu 8mo agoWhy would nuked pages matter? Snapshots capture everything and are not part of wikimedia software.
- gchamonlive 8mo agoThe nuke might be legitimate?
- wizzwizz4 8mo agoThat's not a lot of state lost. Destructive operations are easier to replay than constructive ones.
- gchamonlive 8mo agoIs Wikimedia overreacting then?
- wizzwizz4 8mo agoNo: from what I can tell, they're being conservative, which is appropriate here. Once you've pushed the "stop bad things happening" button, there's no need to rush.