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Re: mounting /tmp noexec (was: Campus Computers)



Previously Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Posix requires a /tmp directory which arbitrary programs can write to,
> and Posix knows nothing of noexec; a valid program of any sort could
> well decide to use that feature, and Debian shouldn't bother trying to
> work around it, IMHO.

On the other, it's completely trivial to work around it and I don't
see any reason not to go above and beyond what POSIX specifies.

Wichert.

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