* Joey Hess [100415 19:21]:
> I think that partman should prevent the user from foot-shooting of this
> magnitude. It should ensure that at least / /usr /tmp /var are not
> noexec. (/tmp due to #223683)
I don't think /tmp should be forced to be non-noexec. People getting
some nasty warnings when
2010/4/15 Joey Hess
> Allowing users to install a system with a noexec /var strikes me as a
> bad idea, because such a system will require a knowledgeable admin to
> intervene to allow it to upgrade, or install new packages.
>
> I think that partman should prevent the user from foot-shooting of t
Allowing users to install a system with a noexec /var strikes me as a
bad idea, because such a system will require a knowledgeable admin to
intervene to allow it to upgrade, or install new packages.
I think that partman should prevent the user from foot-shooting of this
magnitude. It should ensure
Benoit GUERIN writes:
> During partitions configuration, I choosed to create a dedicated
> partition for /var and to configure it with options noatime and
> noexec.
>
> Afterward, the installation process failed on the step "base system
> installation" saying the it could not install base system.
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org:
> reassign 570486 partman-base
Bug #570486 [installation-reports] Configuration /var with noexec option breaks
base system installation
Bug reassigned from package 'installation-reports' to 'partman-base'.
> thanks
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Package: installation-reports
Severity: normal
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Date: Tue, Sep 29 2009 09:30:00 +0200
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