Re: MGE UPS Systems

From: Ryan Murray (rmurray@PC-42839.BC.ROGERS.WAVE.CA)
Date: Mon Apr 13 1998 - 17:29:48 PDT

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On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 02:00:21PM -0400, Michael T. Shinn wrote:

> > Next, the programs, when starting up, create lock files in /tmp:
> > COM_init.lock
> > MON_init.lock
> >
> > These files are created with mode 666, and ignore the current umask.
> >
> I don't have an MGE UPS to play with, but if it creates a file in /tmp
> of umask 666 it might follow a symlink.  (ln -s /tmp/COM_init.lock
> /.rhosts)  Thereby creating a root owned, but umask 666 /.rhosts file.

I just tested this (meant to before the original post...) and it appears that
it is at least smart enough to remove the symbolic link before creating the
lock file.

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Ryan Murray (rmurrayat_private, rmurrayat_private)
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