Hi The question is why is /tmp not writeable
/tmp should have chmod 1777 which means everybody can write in the folder but only the owner has permissions to his files. This should be default and security-auditors like lynis will cry if not so Am 27.07.2010 01:08, schrieb ferriswheel: > hello, > > > i am using a hosting server for dbmail which runs ubuntu linux in a > vmware virtual environment. > > the '/tmp' folder is not writeable by the dbmail daemons which are owned > by the 'dbmail' user account. > > i would appear that tmpfile() from stdio is expecting TMPDIR to be set > to a specific directory or '/tmp' will be used. > > i am using dbmail V2.2.26 compiled locally as this version of ubuntu has > dbmail V2.2.9 and i am using the ubuntu dbmail init.d script to start > and stop dbmail. > > does anyone have suggestions on how i can get TMPDIR set for dbmail or > is there another way e.g. have it set a compile time? \ > > TIA > > regards > _______________________________________________ > DBmail mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.fastxs.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbmail -- Mit besten Grüßen, Reindl Harald the lounge interactive design GmbH A-1060 Vienna, Hofmühlgasse 17 software-development / cms-solutions p: +43 (1) 595 3999 33, m: +43 (676) 40 221 40 icq: 154546673, http://www.thelounge.net/
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