Re: pmda cache permissions issue

[fche@xxxxxxxxxx (Frank Ch. Eigler)]

Mark Goodwin <mgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> [...]
> e.g. on a fresh install, after running :
> # sudo -u root pminfo -f -L hinv.map.scsi
> $ sudo -u pcp pminfo -f -L -DLIBPMDA hinv.map.scsi
> [...]

If this conflict can occur even for the ordinary-user -vs- pcp case,
then we'd have a security problem.  If it's only root -vs- pcp, it's
not so bad.  (I'd be tempted to make local-mode pmdas to avoid mucking
with system $PCP_*_DIR directories entirely, and just use $HOME/.pcp
or somesuch.)

- FChE