Does anyone know why I cant seem to create a dot file (a file that starts with a dot) in my /tmp folder even with root priviledges.
I installed F-Prot for linux & when I try to do a scan it complains it "can't stat a file" it seems to want to create & quits.
So I tried creating it my self but it wont create a file that starts with a dot it seems.
I also tried "chmod go+rx /tmp/*"

This is the error

root@JASONS-BRAAIN:/opt/f-prot# /opt/f-prot/fpscan -l

F-PROT Antivirus version 6.3.3.5015 (built: 2009-12-23T13-43-55)


FRISK Software International (C) Copyright 1989-2009
Engine version: 4.5.1.85
Arguments: -l
Virus signatures: 20110302085251a5831295bf5d63fab0ace3bc26874c
(/opt/f-prot/antivir.def)


Can not stat '/tmp/.mount_qRI1wR': Permission denied

touch /tmp/.file : Works OK on Fedora, Debian, PCLinuxOS.

Permissions are equal for the three example OS : 'ls -l /' :
drwxrwxrwt 8 root root 240 Nov 27 01:21 tmp/ ( That's Debian Etch.)


/tmp/ has "special" permissions. And they shouldn't be changed.
May be you don't have "drwxrwxrwt" ? ?

..

You're not failing to create a file, you're failing to stat it, which means you're checking file status. I see you're submitting the command as root... but is it actually running as root?

Check to see if there's a configuration parameter in f-prot.conf that gives a run-as userid. Typically, it's a bad idea to run an AV solution as root, and they'll create another userid at install time, but I'm not directly familiar with F-Prot.

Nex, look at the permissions for the directories / and /tmp. Whatever userid you're running under, it has to have execute privilege to both of those directories in order to run stat. It doesn't need file privileges, but it needs execute to every step in the path. Typically, /tmp should have its permissions set to global r-w-x.

Optionally, you might also find a config parameter in f-prot.conf to set the temporary directory, and you could point it somewhere else.

Try this: