[PLUG] Even root can't write to /tmp?!

Mark Martin mmartin at u.washington.edu
Tue Dec 17 01:22:31 UTC 2002


Only root can set this attribute using the chattr command.  See the man page 
for details.  Maybe your box was cracked after all, unless you can imagine a 
context where you or some other authorized user might have accidentally set 
it.

Mark

On Monday 16 December 2002 19:37, Phil Tomson wrote:
> Bingo.  The 'i' attribute seems to b set for the /tmp dir. So how do I fix
> it?  How could it happen?
>
> Phil-- 
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