Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:50:41 -0600 (CST) From: "Jasper O'Malley" <jooji@webnology.com> To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@turkey.ispro.net.tr> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: why does /tmp world writable? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9901311247480.19636-100000@mercury.webnology.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990131140727.5830A-100000@turkey.ispro.net.tr>
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Evren Yurtesen wrote:
> hello,
> why does /tmp directory has 777 permissions ?
So there's an appropriate place for everyone to stick temp files. A lot of
programs break, or at least lose some functionality, if it doesn't have
1777 permissions.
> what if somebody fills this directory with stuff?
Put it on it's own filesystem; put user quotas on it, as well.
Cheers,
Mick
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