Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:47:55 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Putting /tmp on a separate volume? Message-ID: <444A421B.9020102@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20060422094828.F7B4.GERARD@seibercom.net> References: <200604220231.38846.oliver-mailinglist@charter.net> <200604221255.58250.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> <20060422094828.F7B4.GERARD@seibercom.net>
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Gerard Seibert wrote:
> Correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't the `daily_clean_tmps_enable=3D"=
YES"
> in /etc/periodic.conf' statement cause a problem for a running program
> that had created files in the /tmp directory and therefore obviously
> expected to find them there?
It might. However, what the script does is remove any files from /tmp=20
that have not been accessed in more than 3 days (or whatever number you
configure), or similarly any empty directories that have not been modifie=
d
(ie. files added, deleted or meta-data changed) in that amount of time.
Accessed means 'opened for reading or writing' so anything at all useful
tends not to hit that condition.
On the other hand, if a program cannot cope with the mysterious and
unexpected disappearance of files from the /temporary directory/, well,=20
then it deserves to crash and burn. There's plenty of other bits of file=
system to keep files in if you want them to stick around.
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
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