--- nmap-4.03/shtool	2006-05-10 13:09:34.000000000 +0200
+++ nmap-4.03/shtool	2006-05-10 13:13:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -579,15 +579,11 @@
     else
         tmpdir="/tmp"
     fi
-    tmpdir="$tmpdir/.shtool.$$"
-    ( umask 077
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-      mkdir  "$tmpdir" >/dev/null 2>&1
-      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "$msgprefix:Error: failed to create temporary directory \`$tmpdir'" 1>&2
-          exit 1
-      fi
-    )
+    tmpdir=`mktemp -p $tmpdir -d`
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+       echo "$msgprefix:Error: failed to create temporary directory \`$tmpdir'" 1>&2
+       exit 1
+    fi
 
     #   create (implicitly) secure temporary file
     tmpfile="$tmpdir/shtool.tmp"
