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Another tmpfile problem
From: anttix () cyberix edu ee (Antti Andreimann)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 02:18:58 +0200
Hi everybody ! There is a program called chklogs out there . Written by D. Emilio Grimaldo T. (root () panama iaehv nl) It's a pretty nice perl script that uses a config file for archiving or taking other actions on logfiles if theyr size exesses a predefined limit . I used it since today , when I found a lame tempfile bug in it . when called with -m switch (usually from crontab) it will mail the results to administrator . /tmp/chklogs.out is used to compose a message . So the program will gladly overwrite any file in the system . I hate tempfiles !!!!! FIX: Do not call chklogs with -m option or don't use it at all. -- ======================================================================== \||||||||||/ Antti Andreimann \||||||||||||||/ nickname: Cyber \|||||||||||||||||\ anttix () cyberix edu ee /||||||||||||||||0\__@ ______ /|||||||||||||||||__/ (______) Redistibution via Microsoft \||||||||||||||||/ {} Network is prohibited. (c)siil L L L L _||_ ========================================================================
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