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Bug 112888

Summary: mrtg writes lock file and threshfiles to /etc/mrtg/ directory.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Daniel Walsh <dwalsh>
Component: mrtgAssignee: Miloslav Trmač <mitr>
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Fixed In Version: 2.10.15-1 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Daniel Walsh 2004-01-05 13:14:28 UTC
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Description of problem:
It should be doing this in /var/lock and /var/lib.

Makes write security policy for this tool difficult and cludgy.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mrtg-2.10.5-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run tool
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Additional info:

Comment 1 Miloslav Trmač 2004-08-16 20:40:36 UTC
*** Bug 64199 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Miloslav Trmač 2004-08-17 10:03:01 UTC
Moved to /var/lock/mrtg and /var/lib/mrtg in default config.

Users can still change the directories by editing the config file or
the invocation command though.