[Veritas-bu] .SeCuRiTy.n files in / on Solaris
2003-03-04 12:11:14
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[Veritas-bu] .SeCuRiTy.n files in / on Solaris |
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ssesar AT mitre DOT org (Steven L. Sesar) |
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003 12:11:14 -0500 |
.....ok, then why not name them .NtFs.DaT
Donaldson, Mark wrote:
> It's also a pretty good way of assuring file name uniqueness to avoid
> clobbering a real file. It's unlikely any regular file would be
> strangely named like this.
>
> I have to admit to STRAnge.tmp.$$ filenames at times to be sure of
> this. EvErY other letter is a real bear to type, though...
>
> -M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Williams [mailto:Matthew.Williams AT raba DOT com]
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 5:35 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] .SeCuRiTy.n files in / on Solaris
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> Dig around in /tmp and /var/tmp .. this is by far not the only place
> that Netbackup uses these types of filenames. They have been doing it
> for quite awhile. Guess somebody's idea of internal humor. Just don't be
> alarmed.
>
> Matthew
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