Bug 107069 - Crontabs delete /tmp/.ICE-unix, which causes later non-root ownership
Summary: Crontabs delete /tmp/.ICE-unix, which causes later non-root ownership
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: tmpwatch
Version: 8.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Miloslav Trmač
QA Contact: Ben Levenson
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-10-14 19:20 UTC by Robert M. Riches Jr.
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:58 UTC (History)
0 users

Fixed In Version: 2.9.1-1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2004-08-14 21:14:49 UTC
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Description Robert M. Riches Jr. 2003-10-14 19:20:34 UTC
Description of problem:
Something in the crontabs is deleting /tmp/.ICE-unix, which
causes later creation with non-root ownership, and whining
warning messages that it should be owned by root.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tmpwatch-2.8.4-3

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create /tmp/.ICE-unix with root ownership if it does not
already exist.
2. Let the system run for a week or two.
3. Have a Gnome user log in.
4. Notice /tmp/.ICE-unix is owned by the user, not by root.
Notice the warning that /tmp/.ICE-unix should be owned by
root.  (It was until tmpwatch deleted it.  :-(
    
Actual results:
Something, apparently tmpwatch, is deleting /tmp/.ICE-unix,
after which Gnome/KDE/something creates it again, but without
root ownership.

Expected results:
If /tmp/.ICE-unix should be owned by root, then tmpwatch
should leave it alone.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Miloslav Trmač 2004-08-14 21:14:49 UTC
Should be fixed in tmpwatch-2.9.1-1, to show up in rawhide shortly.


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