Bug#3140: etc/init.d/boot has rm -f bugs
Chris Fearnley:
> Why the hell is this done at boot-up (sorry, but I had a crash and lost
> a /tmp file that was an editing session, hoo boy). At least keep things
> in /tmp for 3 days!!!
I agree that things in /tmp should be kept for at least 3 days - but...
> Moreover this is a security bug as indicated in the recent discussion
> on find and rm.
At the time /etc/init.d/boot is run, there are probably no users logged
in and trying to exploit the race condition. So, I don't think this is
a security bug...
Marek
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