Bug#337279: yaird: /boot != /tmp

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 09:12:35PM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
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> On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 20:31:40 +0100
> Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
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> > On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 11:44:23AM -0500, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
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> > > /boot is for "static files of the boot loader" according to the FHS.
> > > yaird is attempting to use it as /tmp, and failing horribly as it
> > > runs out of inodes:
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> > A tmpfs could also be used for that, could it not ? 
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> The problem is at ramdisk build time, not at boot time, so no need for
> fancy stuff: Better use plain standard /tmp I guess.

Make sure you create a subdir in a secure way, there where loads of security
issues involving this in the past.

Friendly,

Sven Luther