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Subject: Re: clearing /var/tmp in periodic.conf?
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On Nov 29, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.org> =
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> Any reasons why one should not clear /var/tmp via periodic.conf?
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Hi Gary,


Well, /var/tmp/nginx is reason enough, for starters ;)
/var/tmp/vi.recover is another, if you use vi.

Basically, there is really no awesome reason for emptying it =
periodically.