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Title: Secure "mktemp"

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Secure "mktemp"

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 5.3

Symptom:

A program of the S.u.S.E. Linux 5.3 distribution, that needs a temporary directory, reports via "mktemp":

        error: -d option is not supported on Linux

Cause:

There is an old "mktemp" in your system, that doesn't understand the option "-d" yet. Obviously you have only updated single packages but not the complete base system. The latter now contains an enhanced (and safer) "mktemp".

Solution:

Please update the complete base system, like described in the handbook in chapter 5.

If for any reason it is not possible for you to update the base system, then please install at least the new package "mktemp" (series "a").

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See also:

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Keywords: MKTEMP, SECURITY, TEMPORARY FILES

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Categories: Documentation

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SDB-ke_mktemp53, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany - Version: 17. Aug 1998
Impressum - Last generated: 24. Feb 1999 14:51:28 by maddin with sdb_gen 1.00.0