Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:00:01 -0700 (PDT) From: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: conf/7366: /tmp/.X* not removed by /etc/rc if clear_tmp_enable != YES Message-ID: <199807230800.BAA09185@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/7366; it has been noted by GNATS. From: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) To: rivers@dignus.com Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: conf/7366: /tmp/.X* not removed by /etc/rc if clear_tmp_enable != YES Date: 23 Jul 1998 09:58:44 +0200 Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> writes: > if clear_tmp_enable is YES, then /etc/rc kindly removes > /tmp/.X*-lock and /tmp/.X11-unix/* > > But - if clea_tmp_enable isn't yes; then these don't get > removed; causing X11 startup to fail on reboot. These files shouldn't be present if X was shut down properly (CTRL-R in xdm, ALT-CTRL-BACKSPACE, kill -TERM, you name it). If X did not shut down properly (kernel panic, power outage, kill -KILL, X server bug), the machine probably needs human intervention anyway. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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