Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 10:53:16PM +1300, Mark van Walraven wrote: > > partition_config::mount_partition() uses mode 01777 when creating /tmp > > as a mount-point, but doesn't for /target/var/tmp. A fix is: > > what good will this do? the permissions of the mount point > directory are irrelevant as they will be replaced by the permissions > of the root directory of the mounted filesystem.
It enables the use of vi for non-root users even when /var/tmp isn't mounted ... uh ... No, actually, if you use tmpfs for /var/tmp, it will use the same permissions as the mount point, since there is no other place to store that persistent configuration. Kjetil T. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
