Bug#661627: Avoid /tmp ?
Hi Bernhard,
> > As a better long-term solution, have you considered just moving those
> > directories out of /tmp?
>
> Those are for sockets whose name is part of the interface to access
> them. So you cannot move them. And the directory itself needs to be
> world-writeable, so it is best placed within /tmp.
Hmm, sounds like a badly-designed interface. Where is this interface
defined?
I don't doubt you, I'm merely naive about X design/interface, and
curious as to how flexible this is. Is this use of /tmp a Debian
thing, an Xorg thing, or an X11R6 thing?
thanks,
tim
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