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Date:      Tue, 25 Jun 2002 00:28:25 +0100
From:      Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
To:        Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.var.dist
Message-ID:  <20020625002825.C30678@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
In-Reply-To: <200206241831.g5OIVlo87026@freefall.freebsd.org>; from sheldonh@FreeBSD.org on Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 11:31:47AM -0700
References:  <200206241831.g5OIVlo87026@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 11:31:47AM -0700, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> 
>   The previous delta introduced /var/empty, for use by openssh-portable,
>   which needs an empty directory into which to chroot(2).
>   
>   Hint to the operator that this directory really _should_ be empty
>   by creating it with mode 0555 and the system immutable flag (schg)
>   set.

I should probably take this up with the openssh people rather than
here, but wouldn't it be easier if sshd created its own empty directory
on demand at each invocation, rather than relying on careful system
development and administration?

Tony.
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