On Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 05:14:06PM +0200, Axel Beckert wrote: > > > > guess to disable that feature on noexec /tmp and warn about it > > is the way to go. > > Well, with /tmp or any other directory that would be used instead. > (See below.)
yep, sure will do for 0.94.2 this evening after work. > > > Feel free to clone this bug into two seperate bugs if you intend to > > > fix both bugs. > > > > > > For 2) I suggest to allow the administrator to configure an > > > alternative temporary directory to use. Another possibility would be > > > to temporarily remount /tmp with exec. This is how I solved the issue > > > manually for now, but doing this automatically with scripts feels like > > > circumventing a possibly deliberately made decision of the local > > > administrator. > > > > thanks for pointing it out. > > mkinitramfs uses TMPDIR, do you have that variable set? > > Just checked. It's not set. But I will try use that on the next kernel > upgrade. ok fine. > BTW: The information about mkinitramfs looking at $TMPDIR is missing in > the mkinitramfs(8) man page. Looked there (mostly for commandline > options) before reporting that bug. But even searching for "TMP" in > there now didn't find any hint on that. accepting patches ;) http://git.debian.org/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=summary see mkinitramfs.8 in topdir. thanks -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
