Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/cron/dist
In article <15993.1356420...@splode.eterna.com.au>, matthew green wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 02:30:46PM -0500, Christos Zoulas wrote: >> > Modified Files: >> > src/external/bsd/cron/dist: database.c >> > >> > Log Message: >> > PR/47362: Brian Marcotte: cron is too restrictive on file permissions >> > Allow file being writable by owner. >> > XXX: pullup to 6. > >wasn't the problem that mode 0400 files were rejected? ie, read-only >not writable files. Yes, it was allowing 0600 and not allowing 0400. Now it allows both. christos
Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/cron/dist
On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 02:13:57PM +, Christos Zoulas wrote: > In article <15993.1356420...@splode.eterna.com.au>, > matthew green wrote: > > > >> On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 02:30:46PM -0500, Christos Zoulas wrote: > >> > Modified Files: > >> > src/external/bsd/cron/dist: database.c > >> > > >> > Log Message: > >> > PR/47362: Brian Marcotte: cron is too restrictive on file permissions > >> > Allow file being writable by owner. > >> > XXX: pullup to 6. > > > >wasn't the problem that mode 0400 files were rejected? ie, read-only > >not writable files. > > Yes, it was allowing 0600 and not allowing 0400. Now it allows both. The commit message suggested something differently: Allow file being writable by owner. I haven't checked the source but when does this happen and what is the result of this change now? Can you now change a read only file in /var/cron/tabs with crontab -e? Bernd
Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/cron/dist
In article <20121225142253.ge2...@arresum.veego.de>, Bernd Ernesti wrote: > >The commit message suggested something differently: Allow file being >writable by owner. > It should say not writable. I've fixed it. > >I haven't checked the source but when does this happen and what is the >result of this change now? >Can you now change a read only file in /var/cron/tabs with crontab -e? Writing should behave exactly like before. christos
re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/cron/dist
> >> On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 02:30:46PM -0500, Christos Zoulas wrote: > >> > Modified Files: > >> > src/external/bsd/cron/dist: database.c > >> > > >> > Log Message: > >> > PR/47362: Brian Marcotte: cron is too restrictive on file permissions > >> > Allow file being writable by owner. > >> > XXX: pullup to 6. > > > >wasn't the problem that mode 0400 files were rejected? ie, read-only > >not writable files. could you please fix the commit log? it says the opposite. .mrg.
