Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Yeah, you'll notice that if you try to su to root and run installers
that run pkgadd internally. I use this method, and the StarOffice 8
installer failed quite mysteriously until I realized it was just an
instance of that problem and
Joerg Schilling wrote:
Peter Tribble peter.tribble at gmail.com wrote:
I regard this as unsafe and undesirable *as a default*. It clutters up
/tmp with unnecessary directories, wastes memory and involves
extra code at login. I have no problem with administrators or
users doing it if they
On 11/6/06, Darren J Moffat Darren.Moffat at sun.com wrote:
While it isn't particularly necessary on machines with small numbers of
users if you have every logged into a big Sun Ray machine you would have
an idea of just how cluttered /tmp can get with hundreds of users all
using the same
Mike Gerdts wrote:
On 11/6/06, Darren J Moffat Darren.Moffat at sun.com wrote:
While it isn't particularly necessary on machines with small numbers of
users if you have every logged into a big Sun Ray machine you would have
an idea of just how cluttered /tmp can get with hundreds of users all
Casper.Dik at sun.com wrote:
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Roland Mainz wrote:
Requesting sponsor for CR# 6488593 (/etc/profile should set TMPDIR to
/tmp/$LOGNAME/) - patch is included in the RFE...
This will I believe need an ARC case since it is a change in default
behaviour. It also
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Since I do this myself in my own .profile I feel duty bound to stand up
to the plate and by your sponsor for this. So sign me up for putback
sponsor and I'll be ARC case submitter too.
Good idea (I use this myself :-)). Should the
Dave Miner wrote:
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Roland Mainz wrote:
[snip]
Good idea (I use this myself :-)). Should the directory be created
700 by default?
There's a risk in setting $TMPDIR and making it mode 700; the risk
is that programs started under a
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Yeah, you'll notice that if you try to su to root and run installers
that run pkgadd internally. I use this method, and the StarOffice 8
installer failed quite mysteriously until I realized it was just an
instance of that problem and reset TMPDIR to something
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Yeah, you'll notice that if you try to su to root and run installers
that run pkgadd internally. I use this method, and the StarOffice 8
installer failed quite mysteriously until I realized it was just an
instance of that problem and reset TMPDIR to something
Peter Tribble wrote:
I regard this as unsafe and undesirable *as a default*. It clutters up
/tmp with unnecessary directories, wastes memory and involves
extra code at login. I have no problem with administrators or
users doing it if they want, but I see no advantage to having it as
the
I disagree. The flat layout in /tmp for all temporary files of all users
is very very annoying for both admins and users. I doubt mode 1777 is
insecure (yes, you can always craft a case where it goes wrong...).
Why? I hard ever look in /tmp.
OTOH, GNOME already dumps 3 or four temporary
Peter Tribble peter.tribble at gmail.com wrote:
I regard this as unsafe and undesirable *as a default*. It clutters up
/tmp with unnecessary directories, wastes memory and involves
extra code at login. I have no problem with administrators or
users doing it if they want, but I see no
Roland Mainz wrote:
Hi!
Requesting sponsor for CR# 6488593 (/etc/profile should set TMPDIR to
/tmp/$LOGNAME/) - patch is included in the RFE...
This will I believe need an ARC case since it is a change in default
behaviour. It also should be done for all shells not just ones
that
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Roland Mainz wrote:
Hi!
Requesting sponsor for CR# 6488593 (/etc/profile should set TMPDIR to
/tmp/$LOGNAME/) - patch is included in the RFE...
This will I believe need an ARC case since it is a change in default
behaviour. It also should be done for all
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Roland Mainz wrote:
Hi!
Requesting sponsor for CR# 6488593 (/etc/profile should set TMPDIR to
/tmp/$LOGNAME/) - patch is included in the RFE...
This will I believe need an ARC case since it is a change in default
behaviour. It also should be done for all
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Since I do this myself in my own .profile I feel duty bound to stand up
to the plate and by your sponsor for this. So sign me up for putback
sponsor and I'll be ARC case submitter too.
Good idea (I use this myself :-)). Should the directory be created
700 by
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Darren J Moffat wrote:
Roland Mainz wrote:
Hi!
Requesting sponsor for CR# 6488593 (/etc/profile should set TMPDIR to
/tmp/$LOGNAME/) - patch is included in the RFE...
This will I believe need an ARC case since it is a change in default
behaviour. It
Yeah, you'll notice that if you try to su to root and run installers
that run pkgadd internally. I use this method, and the StarOffice 8
installer failed quite mysteriously until I realized it was just an
instance of that problem and reset TMPDIR to something else.
This, unfortunately, kills
Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote:
Yeah, you'll notice that if you try to su to root and run installers
that run pkgadd internally. I use this method, and the StarOffice 8
installer failed quite mysteriously until I realized it was just an
instance of that problem and reset TMPDIR to something
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