On Fri 12 Nov 2021 at 15:03:24 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 08:58:18PM +0100, Hans wrote: > > Greg Wooledge: > > > chmod 1777 /var/tmp > > > > Yes, that works, of course! But I do not understand why the settings are > > wrong. > > You said you've got /var on a separate partition. Was it always that > way (i.e. you created a /var partition during the installation)? Or > did you create a separate /var later on, and move the content over to it? > > If it was done by the installer, then one wonders which installer it > was exactly, and whether the results are reproducible.
Earlier: > > ls -la / | grep var > > drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 2. Sep 18:37 var Interesting that /var was modifed so recently. It's quite usual for /var to remain unmodified after installation, unless one makes a major change in configuration. So is Sept 2nd the date that the OP installed their system? Cheers, David.
