Bug#746496: noexec goal for hardening Debian (was Re: Bug#746496: general: Package upgrade scripts partly fail when /tmp is noexec)

2014-05-02 Thread Thorsten Glaser
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh dixit: On Wed, 30 Apr 2014, Pierre wrote: When /tmp is configured as noexec (for example /tmp in RAM), some scripts fail on package update. […] It may look like it is working, but we don't properly support it, Sounds like a release goal for jessie+1 or jessie+2.

Bug#746496: noexec goal for hardening Debian (was Re: Bug#746496: general: Package upgrade scripts partly fail when /tmp is noexec)

2014-05-02 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Fri, 02 May 2014, Thorsten Glaser wrote: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh dixit: On Wed, 30 Apr 2014, Pierre wrote: When /tmp is configured as noexec (for example /tmp in RAM), some scripts fail on package update. […] It may look like it is working, but we don't properly support it,

Bug#746496: general: Package upgrade scripts partly fail when /tmp is noexec

2014-04-30 Thread Pierre
Package: general Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, When /tmp is configured as noexec (for example /tmp in RAM), some scripts fail on package update. For example, updating kernel package try to execute scripts in /tmp and in /etc/kernel/xxx The first fail (in /tmp), while the other is successful

Bug#746496: general: Package upgrade scripts partly fail when /tmp is noexec

2014-04-30 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 30 Apr 2014, Pierre wrote: When /tmp is configured as noexec (for example /tmp in RAM), some scripts fail on package update. Don't Do It. It will break the system in surprising ways. It may look like it is working, but we don't properly support it, as it is almost never tested.