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Date:      Wed, 8 May 2002 07:47:44 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Jacques Vidrine <nectar@FreeBSD.org>
To:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   cvs commit: src/etc rc
Message-ID:  <200205081447.g48EljN12761@freefall.freebsd.org>

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nectar      2002/05/08 07:47:44 PDT

  Modified files:
    etc                  rc 
  Log:
  It is dangerous to use globbing like so in startup scripts:
  
    rm -f /tmp/.X11-unix/*
  
  If /tmp/.X11-unix didn't already exist, a user could symlink it to a directory
  with files that he wants to wipe out, and wait for next reboot.
  
  Reported by:    lumpy <lumpy@the.whole.net>
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.312     +4 -2      src/etc/rc

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