Re: Permissions for /tmp
On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 09:32:36PM +0200, moron wrote:
> I'm trying to find my way around Debian (hamm) and see that a user cannot
> use man, which is refused permission to create a /tmp file. Changing
> permissions with >chmod a+w /tmp< from root solves the problem. (I tried
> creating a /tmp directory in my home directory but it didn't work.) It
> makes me wonder:
> a: If it's safe to do this, why is this not the default permission?
> b: If not, how does a user on a multi-user system (mine isn't) get to man
> without root rights?
> c: Should I do it another way?
>
chmod 1777 is the default. If your system changed somehow, then either
a) there is a package somewhere that is screwed up (doubtful), b) you
accidentally change it to the wrong perms, c) some other program you
installed (from source or tar ball) has changed it.
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