Dale Blount wrote:
> 
> You have /tmp mounted noexec, don't you?

Yep - good diagnosis, Dr.!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]$ mount
...
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,noexec,size=1G)
...


> Took me a while to track that
> one down as the old version of logrotate didn't care.  The basic
> consensus during my research was that a noexec /tmp only creates a *very
> minor* inconvenience for a hacker/cracker and that it breaks other legit
> apps/installers.
> 
> 
> Dale


Fair enough.  I'll whack the noexec option.

Thanks,

DR

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