From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CC31J-0000TM-00 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:26:53 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i8RLQqEo010072 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 21:26:52 GMT (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id i8RLQqqY010069 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:26:52 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:26:52 -0500 (CDT) From: Luke Davis To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20040927211942.GJ7958@rednote.net> Message-ID: References: <20040927181736.GL7958@rednote.net> <001601c4a4cc$365bdc50$6400a8c0@DESKWRIGHT> <20040927202508.GU7958@rednote.net> <20040927205245.GD7958@rednote.net> <20040927211942.GJ7958@rednote.net> Organization: "Tacticus Communications, Inc." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: Linux and data storage? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 21:26:53 -0000 A word to Karen: if you do any of the tarish things discussed in this thread, be certain to delete the backup archive, after it has completed its transit. /tmp is only cleared on reboot, and that usually only happens 1.5 times per year. On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Janina Sajka wrote: > Yes, this is useful. It's probably beyond what she needs to be concerned > about, but certainly useful. > > Luke Davis writes: >> On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Janina Sajka wrote: >> >>> 600 certainly does help. Can you build a tar and chmod at the same time? >> >> Hmm, an interesting question. There are two ways to test this idea, which >> I will now attempt... >> >> Starting the tar process in one window (using screen), and in another >> listing the file in /tmp, shows, 644. Doing a chmod to 600, while the tar >> is still in progress, then listing the file again, shows 600. So that >> solution appears to work, as would, of course, backgrounding the tar >> process, and changing the mode. >> >> The other method: >> >> touch /tmp/ldtf.tbz >> chmod 600 /tmp/ldtf.tbz >> tar --bzip2 -cf /tmp/ldtf.tbz ~/ >> >> also acomplishes the task of keeping the file private, so I suppose the >> answer is yes, in all possible ways.