Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-15 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 03:06:38PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: your missing the point: 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. this patch

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-15 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 01:41:52PM +1300, Mark van Walraven wrote: If I didn't have important reason to get the system up quickly, I'd just work away in single-user mode. If /var/tmp is only writeable by root, some critical applications won't work properly. bzzzt. thanks for playing.

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-15 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 03:51:55PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 01:41:52PM +1300, Mark van Walraven wrote: If I didn't have important reason to get the system up quickly, I'd just work away in single-user mode. If /var/tmp is only writeable by root, some critical

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-15 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 02:44:53PM +1300, Mark van Walraven wrote: On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 03:51:55PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: - i have yet to see any proof of this. I don't believe you ever will see it. I wish to apologise to Ethan and the list for my petulant and unfair remark.

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-15 Thread Anthony Towns
On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 03:51:55PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 01:41:52PM +1300, Mark van Walraven wrote: If I didn't have important reason to get the system up quickly, I'd just work away in single-user mode. If /var/tmp is only writeable by root, some critical

[PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-13 Thread Mark van Walraven
Dear list, partition_config::mount_partition() uses mode 01777 when creating /tmp as a mount-point, but doesn't for /target/var/tmp. A fix is: Index: boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap/partition_config.c === RCS file:

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-13 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 10:53:16PM +1300, Mark van Walraven wrote: Dear list, 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

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-13 Thread Kjetil Torgrim Homme
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

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-13 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 12:02:18PM +0100, Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote: 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

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-13 Thread Mark van Walraven
On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 04:20:36AM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 12:02:18PM +0100, Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote: Ethan Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: - what good will this do? the permissions of the mount point directory are irrelevant as they will be replaced by

Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

2001-11-13 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 11:07:49AM +1300, Mark van Walraven wrote: On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 04:20:36AM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 12:02:18PM +0100, Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote: Ethan Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: - what good will this do? the permissions of