Bug 286308 – app-misc/livecd-tools should not create .noxdm in /etc/init.d

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description William Hubbs 2009-09-24 21:03:16 UTC]

The autoconfig script in livecd-tools writes the .noxdm file in
/etc/init.d, which should not be written to.

The attached patch moves this file to /tmp, which I think is a better
place for it.

[Comment 1 William Hubbs 2009-09-24 21:06:27 UTC]

Created attachment 205152 [details]
0001-moved-.noxdm-to-tmp.patch

This patch moves the .noxdm file to /tmp.

if you move the file to another place other than /tmp, please let me
know, because xinit needs to be updated again if you do that.

Thanks,

William

[Comment 2 William Hubbs 2009-10-06 16:57:52 UTC]

Created attachment 206256 [details]
0001-move-.noxdm-to-etc.patch

All,

please use this patch instead of the previous one.
There are security issues with putting this file in /tmp, see bug #287913.
It can go in /etc however.

[Comment 3 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) 2009-12-27 00:16:12 UTC]

This is fixed in git.

[Comment 4 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2011-09-19 01:29:03 UTC]

William,

is there anything left to do here? The update to bl2 change this code too.

[Comment 5 William Hubbs 2011-09-20 15:53:48 UTC]

Jorge,

we should be able to go ahead and close this.

Thanks,

William

[Comment 6 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2012-01-07 00:24:09 UTC]

Closing per William's last comment.