"Eric Valette" <eric2.vale...@orange-ftgroup.com> writes:
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: Debian Installer 14/11/2010
> Severity: important
> Tags: d-i
>
> I reinstalled a machine this week-end. The install base smootly worked.
> I created a separate /tmp file system that was monted but with wrong
> permission.
> root.root 755. Visible effect is that kdm login loops as the X server does not
> manage to create some /tmp/ files.
>
> Doing a chmod 777 /tmp with file system monted solves the problem.
And leaves you wide open to all sorts of exploits:
drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 260 Nov 17 14:44 /tmp/
^ The "t" is important.
MfG
Goswin
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