David F. Skoll wrote: > Dennis Peterson wrote: > >> Does any admin actually run this stuff without setting the temp >> directory ahead of time? > > I bet the vast majority do.
I don't include Linux babies in that... > >> This problem is as old as Unix. > > Indeed. > >> It is an operator issue. > > No, I disagree. It's a design flaw in UNIX. UNIX should have > per-userid /tmp namespaces. This idea has been discussed many > times before, but it hasn't caught on unfortunately. Well, yeah - but after 20 years we're supposed to have noticed this problem and adopted some best practices to counter it. :) dp _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
