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From: "Rob" <listone@deathbeforedecaf.net>
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Subject: Re: Sanity and /var/tmp
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But rc.local runs at the end of the startup - if something has already
put files in /var/tmp, they're going to disappear....

Can't you use /etc/fstab to create & mount a memory disk?

----- Original Message -----
From: <wolfie@cotse.net>
Subject: Sanity and /var/tmp


> This may be an incredibly stupid. Nevertheless I'm gonna ask...
>
> (1) Is it safe and sane in a RELENG_5_1 system to create and use /var/
> tmp via a script in /etc/rc.local:
>
> [no entry in FSTAB]
> mdconfig -a -t swap -s ... -u 10
> newfs -O2 /dev/md10
> mount /md10 /var/tmp
> chmod 1777 /tmp
>
> (2) Am I sane?
>
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