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/etc/mtab file - what are the correct permissions?

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 00:00

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A member of my site recently pointed out to me that the /etc/mtab file is
globally writable. It has 666 permissions according to 'ls', and I don't
think it's a very safe situation. 

Is 666 the correct permission setting for /etc/mtab? Since this file is
created at boot time, I would assume that it is, but would it be a
security risk? If I was to make the file 664, or preferably 644, would
this cause anything to not work?

Regards,

Craig.

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From: cdewick@jedi.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: /etc/mtab file - what are the correct permissions?
Date: 1996/05/19
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