.B tmpdir
program finds a secure place for temporary files, creating one if
necessary. The criteria it uses to choose a place are as follows:
.B tmpdir
program finds a secure place for temporary files, creating one if
necessary. The criteria it uses to choose a place are as follows:
The temporary directory must be owned by the user, and have mode 700
(i.e., readable, writable and searchable only by the owner).
The temporary directory must be owned by the user, and have mode 700
(i.e., readable, writable and searchable only by the owner).
The path through the filesystem to the temporary directory must be
secure against modifications by other malicious users. See the
.BR chkpath (1)
The path through the filesystem to the temporary directory must be
secure against modifications by other malicious users. See the
.BR chkpath (1)