Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:20:50 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Al Kwan <akwan@hboss-bsd.powersurfr.com> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: INBOX Locked Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1001125050659.4975O-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011231701350.1048-100000@hboss-bsd.powersurfr.com>
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On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Al Kwan wrote: > Hello all, > > Figured it out after much frustration. Hopefully if anyone else gets this > problem you can learn from my errors.. > > Somehow my /tmp (/usr/tmp) directory permissions changed to: > > drwxr-xr-x - so groups and everyone didn't have write access to tmp > > Pine needs that to put the mailbox file in while it works on it and lets > you delete messages and so forth. > > Change permission on the /usr/tmp directory to allow write access and the > INBOX stops being "readonly". Sure, but .. > > /var/mail - permissions are rwx for owner/group/everyone .. are you sure your /var/mail is world writeable? If so, why? Ian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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