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Date:      Wed, 15 Nov 1995 17:49:40 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
To:        Randy Berndt <rberndt@nething.com>
Cc:        security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Weird Security Check Output
Message-ID:  <199511160049.RAA07710@rocky.sri.MT.net>
In-Reply-To: <199511152353.RAA04126@kilgour.nething.com>
References:  <199511152353.RAA04126@kilgour.nething.com>

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> I got the following messages one day apart, out of a clear blue sky. I
> am totally confused. Is this the result of some internal corruption of
> my system? External hacking? God just hates me?

Nah, nothing that serious.

Look here.

> ====== start of first message ======
> 
> checking setuid files and devices:
> Memory fault - core dumped

This is bad..and is probably caused by:
> cmp: EOF on /tmp/_secure.1116
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I'll bet that /tmp filled up at which point the security script got
really confused.  I'd cleanup your / partition or move your /tmp
partition to somewhere with more space.



Nate



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