X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=f96102490260957d6823cdb447313d494cb93389;hb=154d43cbcf57271c884e15f24587b4e8d54edbdb;hp=e78f01ee9a1ee201b9f4a0ce9628a8f50c01cdc5;hpb=781948c1583a5f5ebfc81f555afb2130e6f6ec63;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index e78f01e..f961024 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1785,9 +1785,10 @@ doesn't use it on its /tmp directory as shipped. Also as with the permissions, some local policy might dictate that the stickiness is not used. -(3) If any of the parent directories of the temporary file back to the -root directory of the are 'unsafe', using the definitions given above -in (1) and (2). +(3) If the system supports the POSIX 'chown giveaway' feature and if +any of the parent directories of the temporary file back to the root +directory are 'unsafe', using the definitions given above in (1) and +(2). See the documentation for the File::Temp module for more information about the various security aspects.