Re: [dict-beta] pid file related patches

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Hi Aleksey,

AC> Yes, I saw your message in Debian mailing list and I think that this
AC> is very serious Debian bug.  This makes system highly insecure.  IMHO
AC> applying the default umask like 022, 027, 077 MUST be made once BEFORE
AC> starting /etc/init.d daemons and scripts.

Debian does set a default umask of 027 before starting /etc/init.d
daemons.  It is dictd, in net.c, that changes it to 0.

net.c>   umask(0);              /* set safe umask */

AC> But there is a little problem.  Under Interix, for example, the
AC> default umask should be 002, ...

Then let's remove the umask() call from dictd altogether; I just don't
want it setting umask(0).  Alternately, if you really want dictd to
force a umask, we could #define the value.

Kirk