RE: Permissions for /tmp

[Pollywog <pollywog@shadypond.com>]

On 25-May-99 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?

Do you have the sticky bit set? Try it.

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Andrew