diff -u aide-0.13.1/debian/changelog aide-0.13.1/debian/changelog
--- aide-0.13.1/debian/changelog
+++ aide-0.13.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+aide (0.13.1-10ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * Create TMPBASE directory if it doesn't exists (LP: #144730)
+
+ -- Jean-Baptiste Lallement <jeanbaptiste.lallement@gmail.com>  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:57 +0200
+
 aide (0.13.1-10) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * debian/control: fix deprecated "<" in Conflicts
diff -u aide-0.13.1/debian/cron.daily/aide aide-0.13.1/debian/cron.daily/aide
--- aide-0.13.1/debian/cron.daily/aide
+++ aide-0.13.1/debian/cron.daily/aide
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
 		LOGHEAD="$(printf "terminated because lock %s could not be obtaiend." "$LOCKFILE")"
 		MAILHEAD="$(printf "The cron job was terminated because lock %s could not be obtained." "$LOCKFILE")"
 		;;
+	cantcreatebase)
+		LOGHEAD="$(printf "terminated: Cannot create base directory %s." "$TMPBASE")"
+		MAILHEAD="$(printf "The cron job was terminated: Cannot create base directory %s." "$TMPBASE")"
+		;;
 	cantmovetmp)
 		LOGHEAD="$(printf "terminated: Cannot move away %s." "$TMPDIRIN")"
 		MAILHEAD="$(printf "The cron job was terminated: Cannot move away %s." "$TMPDIRIN")"
@@ -365,6 +369,11 @@
 
 BEGINTIME="$(date +%s)"
 
+if ! mkdir -p $TMPBASE; then
+	onexit cantcreatebase
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 if command -v dotlockfile >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	if ! dotlockfile -p -l "$LOCKFILE"; then
 		onexit nolock