Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:42:31 -0400 From: Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com> To: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.var.dist Message-ID: <200206261442.31404.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <20020626190811.C26954@chiark.greenend.org.uk> References: <200206251949.46889.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com> <200206261052.55093.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com> <20020626190811.C26954@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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On Wednesday 26 June 2002 02:08 pm, you wrote: = On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 10:52:55AM -0400, Mikhail Teterin wrote: = > = > Yes, but the template for mkdtemp() would by something like = > /var/run/sshd.XXXX, right? = = I'm using /var/tmp because the directory is around for such a short = time. It seems to me to be a better fit. But /var/tmp is guaranteed to be permanent between reboots -- certainly, the directory, sshd needs to chroot into, does not need such guarantees. /tmp is often mfs mounted and so can be /var/run (cleaned up on boot anyway), so they are better candidates. I prefer /var/run, because the the content is only valid during this up-time, and the name implies even shorter validity of the application's (sshd's) run-time. I'm not certain, creating a separate directory for each instance of sshd is even wise for this -- the burden on the FS is unjustified, IMHO. However, this thread is increasingly moot, because /var/empty is winning, which will always be there, and will be the same as OpenBSD's :-) = > Actually, why not "fool about with it"? Like placing a README with = > "Hacking other people's systems without permission is a sin" into = > it? = = Because that would be a waste of effort and would fail on some = filesystems (e.g. NFS) that don't allow you to do things to a removed = directory. That's why I don't think we should be removing the directory :-) -mi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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