Tim Marsland wrote:
> > Unfortunately the use of TMPDIR is inherited across "su" and
> > then, when users assume roles, TMPDIR no longer works.
> >
> > I would think this is too risky to change.
> 
> It doesn't seem like *risk* per se, it's more like it's an incomplete
> change.  If we're to make TMPDIR "work" correctly, it needs to handle
> the su and rbac case too.

AFAIK no changes are required if the "/tmp/${LOGNAME}"-directory is
created with mode=1777, right ?

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Roland

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