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Date:      Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:48:57 -0800
From:      Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc/defaults periodic.conf
Message-ID:  <474DAA09.7030200@root.org>
In-Reply-To: <20071128173116.74A6F16A570@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <20071128173116.74A6F16A570@hub.freebsd.org>

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John Baldwin wrote:
> jhb         2007-11-28 17:31:11 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     etc/defaults         periodic.conf 
>   Log:
>   Don't delete files in the X11 socket directories under /tmp (.X11-unix,
>   .ICE-unix, .font-unix, .XIM-unix) when purging files from /tmp via the
>   daily 100.clean-tmps job.  If you are logged into an X session longer
>   than the timeout period (default of 3 days), then this job can delete
>   the X11 sockets out from under the session without this fix.
>   
>   MFC after:      3 days
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.45      +3 -1      src/etc/defaults/periodic.conf

This reminds me of my favorite netrek tactic back when /tmp/.X11-unix
was 777 on most Unixes.  rm -f the socket and the person on console
couldn't open new windows.  Let's see MMORPGs add that kind of feature.  ;-)

-- 
Nate



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