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/var/tmp

Eric Jacklin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:50:15 GMT

Hi

How should i overcome to this issue.Since this message is start appearing in syslog from last couple of days

Linker: The directory /var/tmp is not secured. Set the sticky bit, remove other write access, or instruct your users to set the TMPDIR environment variable to a safe path.

The directory /var/tmp is not secured. Set the sticky bit, remove other write access, or instruct your users to set the TMPDIR environment variable to a safe path.

Re: /var/tmp

Sajjad Sahir — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:27:11 GMT

data1# getacl /var/tmp
# file: /var/tmp
# owner: root
# group: root
user::rwx
group::rwx
class:rwx
other:rwx

what is u getacl

Re: /var/tmp

Sajjad Sahir — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:38:47 GMT

pls send us u getacl

Re: /var/tmp

Dennis Handly — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:41:24 GMT

You should do what the message says.
1) export TMPDIR=/home/XXX
2) chmod o+xt /var/tmp

>sajjad: getacl /var/tmp

It isn't the intention of the message to have you fiddle with ACLs.

Re: /var/tmp

Sajjad Sahir — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:50:28 GMT

yes u are right dennis thank u once again
sajjad

Re: /var/tmp

Eric Jacklin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:04:23 GMT

Thanks