Bug#502878: john: allow for non-persistent /var/run

Package: john Version: 1.7.8-1 Followup-For: Bug #502878 I'm observing the same error that Raf reported. I observed the same problem with the existing code that Achim reported. I've applied Tim's patch and this is working well. -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.4 APT prefers stable AP

Bug#502878: john: allow for non-persistent /var/run

Package: john Version: 1.7.2-3 Severity: normal Tags: patch File: /usr/share/john/cronjob --- /usr/share/john/cronjob +++ tmp.ki8907/cronjob 2008-10-20 08:26:35.0 -0700 @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RESTORE=$RUNDIR/restore PASSFILE=`grep -v ^# /etc/john/john-mail.conf | grep -e "[ ]*passfile[ ]*=