On Jan 3, 2008 3:09 PM, Bowie Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Then this may be something that could use some explanation.
>
> Exactly what temp dir setting are you referring to and why should it be
> changed?
If the environment variable TMPDIR is defined then well behaved
programs will use that instead of /tmp (as mentioned in David's
initial post with this subject) for temporary files.
Using this means that you break assumptions about temporary files
appearing in /tmp, which complicates an attackers life.
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Please keep list traffic on the list.
Rob MacGregor
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he
doesn't become a monster. Friedrich Nietzsche
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