[Gllug] Permissions on /tmp, /var/tmp

[salsaman at xs4all.nl]

>
>> The OP is using Mandriva 2006, and says that it includes a
>> daemon that periodically "fixes" permissions for temp
>> directories if changed from the above. Has anyone else seen
>> this perverse practice?
>
> You can exclude directories/files from this, or set appropriate permission
> on directories/files using this daemon.
>
> -Kristian
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The daemon is called "msec", it's normally run from cron.hourly.

The config file is in a subdirectory of /etc (I think below /etc/sysconfig
or /etc/security). Do a search on the Mandriva site for "msec" and there
should be a lot of info about it.

Gabriel.
http://lives.sourceforge.net


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