> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 14:25 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: make installworld - permission denied > > > > Do you have /tmp setup so that it is "no exec"? > > > cat /etc/fstab > > I think you may have both stumbled onto the cause of the > problem. :) > > /dev/ad3s1e /tmp ufs rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,nosymfollow > > I didn't realise that non-exec /tmp was a no-no.
Nopes that's not right. For enhancing security even I mount /var/tmp with noexec and softlink /tmp to /var/tmp. Doing that prevents people from hiding binaries in the world writable /tmp, /var/tmp whatever. Just remember to remount it without "noexec" before installworld. Regards S. Indian Institute of Information Technology Subhro Sankha Kar Block AQ-13/1, Sector V Salt Lake City PIN 700091 India
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