Date: 15 Nov 1997 15:26:10 -0000 From: evanc@synapse.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: evanc@synapse.net Subject: misc/5054: /tmp not nuked on reboot Message-ID: <19971115152610.28186.qmail@piano.synapse.net> Resent-Message-ID: <199711151530.HAA13415@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 5054
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: /tmp not nuked on reboot
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sat Nov 15 07:30:02 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Evan Champion
>Organization:
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:
>Description:
/tmp is not nuked on reboot. It should be, with an option to
disable in /etc/rc.conf.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Here's what BSDI uses. Try to change a few words :-)
echo clearing /tmp
# prune quickly with one rm, then use find to clean up /tmp/[lq]*
# (not needed with mfs /tmp, but doesn't hurt there...)
(cd /tmp && rm -rf [a-km-pr-zA-Z]* &&
find -d . ! -name . ! -name lost+found ! -name quotas \
! -name quota.user ! -name quota.group -exec rm -rf -- {} \;)
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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