Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:25:11 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.var.dist Message-ID: <20020625072511.GB73056@starjuice.net> In-Reply-To: <20020625002825.C30678@chiark.greenend.org.uk> References: <200206241831.g5OIVlo87026@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020625002825.C30678@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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On (2002/06/25 00:28), Tony Finch 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? That sounds much better to me. Will you take it up with the openssh-portable folks? I think the right contact address is <openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org>. Once a better approach is available, I don't mind my patch being reverted. In fact, I don't mind it being reverted right now either. :-) Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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