This does not exist in the latest version of OSS on FreeBSD. /tmp is not used at all in any part of the package that I could find. Version: OSS/FreeBSD 3.9.1i (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-1998 Kernel: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #3: Wed Dec 16 22:10:00 EST 1998 Cheers, Ben --- Benjamin P. Grubin / bgrubinat_private - PGP key available Sr. Systems Engineer / ph/page (917) 975-2203 fax (212) 228-0404 Internet Security Systems / Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" http://www.iss.net/ / until you can find a rock. Stefan Laudat writes: > Hello all, > > While digging in the "soundon" script delivered with the OSS package (the commercial > one, of course), I have discovered something very unusual on line 26 > > $MODTOOLS/insmod -V > /tmp/oss.tmp 2>&1 > # KABOOM! "Hey, Beavis, told ya it was plutonium" > MODVERS=`head -1 /tmp/oss.tmp|sed 's/.* //'` > rm -f /tmp/oss.tmp # too late, buddy! > > > Nice,huh? Just imagine that almost all soundcards are PnP today, there are few admins that > know how to play with isapnp and ALSA (yeah, it rulez), the soundcfg or soundconf (whatever) > script that comes with RedHat 5.x sucks big time and most of the ppl running LeeNw00x use > OSS that seems to be a very good tool for the average RewT, honestly. And thank God OSS knows > lots of soundcards! Most of you are running the soundon script in rc.local, so the > satisfaction is guaranteed: > > > ln -s /etc/inittab (next boot you're dead) > > Don't worry, supportat_private has been already notified so they will correct the bug > ASAP I guess. > BTW there is no bugsat_private, so I love their optimistic way of thinking. > I think the correct code is : > > ## insert before line 26 > if [ -L /tmp/oss.tmp ] > then > logger "Hey,man, you've got a naughty (l)user -- ".`ls -lsa /tmp/oss.tmp` > > # die, lam0r! :) > > rm /tmp/oss.tmp > fi > > Take care :) > > -- > Stefan Laudat > System Engineer - Dragon Art > > "Power comes from the barrel of the gun" > > -- Mao Tze Dong >
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