also sprach Johann Spies <jhspies@adept.co.za> [2002.01.10.1933 +0100]:
> Shouldn't the permissions on /var/spool/texmf/ls-R be writable by all
> users of LaTeX?
if you are up for some local DoS, sure. as in, empty the file and it'll
be DoS for all other latex users...
> mktextfm: /var/spool/texmf/tfm/jknappen/ec/ecsi1200.tfm: successfully
> generated.
> /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: /var/spool/texmf/ls-R unwritable.
well, this seems to be the standard, and even though it's annoying,
does it matter? no...
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