Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] set sticky bit when creating /var/tmp mount-point
From: Mark van Walraven <markv@wave.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:16:02 +1300
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20011113200343.A4775@ucsd.edu>; from John H. Robinson, IV on Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 08:03:43PM -0800
References: <[🔎] 87vgggm5gw.fsf@dual.intern.brederlow.de> <[🔎] oak7wvpzzz.fsf@arroz.onshored.com> <[🔎] 20011112145946.B5606@plato.local.lan> <[🔎] 20011113225316.C17442@mail.wave.co.nz> <[🔎] 20011113012753.N5606@plato.local.lan> <[🔎] 1rwv0vx7b9.fsf@false.linpro.no> <[🔎] 20011113042036.P5606@plato.local.lan> <[🔎] 20011114110748.C1381@mail.wave.co.nz> <[🔎] 20011113150638.U5606@plato.local.lan> <[🔎] 20011113200343.A4775@ucsd.edu>

On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 08:03:43PM -0800, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> thus i submit: fix /tmp, or fix /var/tmp, so they both act the same way.

Single-user mode is severely crippled if /tmp is not world writeable.
So one option is not as good as the other.

> consitency is the path to least surprise.

Agreed.

Regards,

Mark.

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