Re: License Manager's lockfiles (Solaris 2.5.1)

[pedward () WEBCOM COM (pedward () WEBCOM COM)]

> bash$ ls -l /var/tmp/.flexlm
> total 2
> -rw-rw-rw-   1 root     root         163 Oct 21 19:55 lmgrd.211
>
> I tested the bug by removing lockESRI and making a symlink to
> /var/tmp/test, in about a minute the file was created, owned by root and
> worldwrite'able.

Try creating a wrapper shell script that sets the umask before launching
the license manager.  If you set it properly, they won't be world writable
(providing that the LM uses open(filename, O_EXCL | O_CREAT);

This *sounds* like a simple misuse of the open syntax.

> /Joel Eriksson

--Perry

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