Re: What should I do about bug #121621?

2001-12-30 Thread Dave Baker
> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:27:43 -0500 (EST) > From: Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org > Subject: What should I do about bug #121621? > Resent-Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:27:51 -0500 (EST) > Resent-From: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org > > webmin-status sets

Re: Packaging something with a PostgreSQL database.

2001-12-30 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Matt Zimmerman | Is there some reason that it _should_ fail if the directory already | exists? Normally, that is not an error condition. It is a race condition and a possible security hole, since /var/tmp is publically writeable. If he used some other non-trwxrwxrwx-dir it would be better.

Re: Packaging something with a PostgreSQL database.

2001-12-30 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 09:45:43AM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Matt Zimmerman > > | On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 04:01:40PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > | > | > * Gaetano Paolone > | > mkdir -p $TMPDIR || exit 1, I presume? > | > | Or, uncomment "set -e" and guard whichever commands (pres

Re: What should I do about bug #121621?

2001-12-30 Thread Dave Baker
--jRHKVT23PllUwdXP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:27:43 -0500 (EST) > From: Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: What should I do about bug #121621? >

Re: Packaging something with a PostgreSQL database.

2001-12-30 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Matt Zimmerman | Is there some reason that it _should_ fail if the directory already | exists? Normally, that is not an error condition. It is a race condition and a possible security hole, since /var/tmp is publically writeable. If he used some other non-trwxrwxrwx-dir it would be better.

Re: Packaging something with a PostgreSQL database.

2001-12-30 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 09:45:43AM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Matt Zimmerman > > | On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 04:01:40PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > | > | > * Gaetano Paolone > | > mkdir -p $TMPDIR || exit 1, I presume? > | > | Or, uncomment "set -e" and guard whichever commands (pre

Re: Packaging something with a PostgreSQL database.

2001-12-30 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Matt Zimmerman | On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 04:01:40PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: | | > * Gaetano Paolone | > | #DEBHELPER# | > | ** end postinst *** | > | | > | ** begin makedb.sh *** | > | #!/bin/bash | > | #set -e | > | e

Re: Packaging something with a PostgreSQL database.

2001-12-30 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Matt Zimmerman | On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 04:01:40PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: | | > * Gaetano Paolone | > | #DEBHELPER# | > | ** end postinst *** | > | | > | ** begin makedb.sh *** | > | #!/bin/bash | > | #set -e | > |