Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:30:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/13005: make rc use mktemp for temporary motd file Message-ID: <199908062030.NAA30652@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/13005; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Subject: Re: bin/13005: make rc use mktemp for temporary motd file Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 22:26:22 +0200 On Fri 1999-08-06 (20:13), nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za wrote: > rc currently uses the file /tmp/_motd as a temporary file, and despite > attempting to delete it, that operation may fail (chflags) and cause > arbitrary non-roots to effectively replace the motd at bootup. Cancel that, I really should keep up to date and not sit on patches for more than two days. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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