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> lo, |
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> On Tuesday 06 December 2005 21:54, Justin Krejci wrote: |
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> [snip] |
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>> /bin/touch /tmp/esync.update |
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>> /usr/sbin/esync |
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>> /bin/touch /tmp/esync.update |
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> |
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> given most admins habits of setting up scripts to clear out /tmp on a |
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> regular |
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> basis this is not the best place to put such information on "state". If |
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> you |
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> insist on using this dir then I would recommend something like: |
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> ESYNC_STATE="$(mktemp -p /tmp/esync_state/esync_state.XXX)" || exit 1 |
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> |
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> By using the subdir you can ensure proper perms and security (depending on |
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> what user you are running the script as) and you stop _most_ /tmp cleaners |
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> as |
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> they won't kill subdirs. |
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speaking of "state" - wouldn't be /var/state/ the appropriate directory..? |
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The file (or directory within) should be owned by the portage group, as |
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only members of the portage group are able to sync anyway, right? |
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Christian |
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