--- foxridge-archiver/archiver.pl	2005/09/23 17:16:17	1.6
+++ foxridge-archiver/archiver.pl	2017/03/16 17:00:43	1.9
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
 
 use strict;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $|=1;
 #
 
 # program version
-my $version = "0.7.1 (ROC 23.9.2005)";
+my $version = "0.7.3 (ROC 10.9.2008)";
 
 # short help
 my $help = "MPIWG archiver $version
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ options:
   -debug  show debugging info
   -premigrate  don't delete archived files
   -force  archive even if already archived
+  -replace  rewrite index file
 ";
 
 # read command line parameters
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ $debug = (exists $$args{'debug'}) ? $$ar
 # force archiving
 my $force_archive = (exists $$args{'force'}) ? $$args{'force'} : 0;
 
+# rewrite index file
+my $rewrite_index = (exists $$args{'replace'}) ? $$args{'replace'} : 0;
+
 # rewrite XML file (necessary for archive date!)
 my $fix_xml = 1;
 my $xml_changed = 0;
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ sub delete_all_files {
 logger('START', "archiver $version at $archdate");
 
 # make shure the right user is running this program
-my $user = getlogin;
+my $user = getlogin || getpwuid($<);
 if (($user ne "archive")&&($user ne "root")) {
     logger("WARNING", "you ($user) should be archive or root user to run this program!");
 }
@@ -372,7 +376,11 @@ if (-f "$docdir/.archived") {
 }
 
 # use metacheck first
-if (open CHECK, "$checkprog -add-files $docdir |") {
+my $check_opts="-add-files";
+if ($rewrite_index) {
+    $check_opts = "-replace";
+}
+if (open CHECK, "$checkprog $check_opts $docdir |") {
     my @errors;
     my $msg;
     while (<CHECK>) {