Bug#250034: kdm_greet (and other programs) are creating lock files in /etc/qt3
Package: kdm
Version: 3.2.2
Severity: normal
i am using Debian 2.6.6 kernel compiled with SE/Linux support.
it therefore audits pretty much evveeerrrything.
i note that kdm_greet attempts to create a file /etc/qt3/.qtrc_lock,
when doing something as simple as logging in as an ordinary user.
no programs are, as far as i am aware, allowed to write to /etc
except configuring programs.
surely the lock file should be created in /var/lock/qt3 (i note no
such directory exists)
don't worry, there are other programs doing the same thing: krootimage
attempts to create a file /etc/qt3/.kstylerc.lock too :)
eek, _and_ /etc/qt3/.qt_plugins_3.2rc.lock
in fact, checking further, it looks like both programs
kdm_greet and krootimage are _both_ attempting to write to
all of these files.
basically, none of this should be happening: they should be either
in the home directory of the user (i note the existence of
~/.qt/.qtrc_lock) or in /var/lock/qt3.
hope this helps,
l.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux highfield 2.6.6-selinux1 #5 Tue May 18 16:33:29 GMT 2004 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
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