mysterious change in /tmp permissions

From: Marty (martyb_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: 07/15/05

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    I found that I couldn't log into X and /tmp permissions
    were set to 755 instead of 1777. Then I turned up this
    message in a list archive:

    http://www.spinics.net/lists/xfree86/msg09446.html

    Quote: "Thanks! I've no idea why the default permissions
    weren't right."

    It's possible I did it by accident, but I doubt it.
    I think I've hit this problem on another system and
    the issue fixed itself (possible with a reboot, but
    I don't recall).

    Is there anything (besides some malware) that might
    automatically change /tmp permissions? Is there any
    way to find out what is making the change without
    resorting to making the directory immutable? 

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