Michael W. Carney wrote: > I have a separate partition for /var/, mounted thusly: > > /dev/sdb7 on /var type ext3 (rw,noexec) > > I used the standard fc install, specifying the extra partitions I wanted, > which produced the fstab with this entry. > > Why is /var/run on a partition that's mounted noexec? That seems > problematic, since I thought /var/run was to be used for temporary > files/scripts, and obviously, scripts wouldn't execute. > > Any folklore, history, etc regarding /var/run/ and linux is welcomed. Good question! To be honest, I'd never heard of people putting scripts in /var/run. The first and obvious place to look is the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard at http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ , or http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARRUNRUNTIMEVARIABLEDATA for the /var/run section. I won't quote it all, but it says: This directory contains system information data describing the system since it was booted. and principally mentions PID files. This seems to tie in with the way Fedora's /var/run directory is organised. It also raises the question "so where *are* temporary scripts supposed to go?" I'm not sure there are that many programs that create and run temporary scripts. I know I've tripped up occasionally when compiling stuff that wants to run scripts out of /tmp (while I'd got that mounted noexec). I'd be inclined to run with it and see what breaks. You might also want to ask in news:alt.folklore.computers . Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail address: james | For every complex problem, there is a solution that @westexe.demon.co.uk | is simple, neat, and wrong.
