Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:23:53 +0100 From: Frank Leonhardt <frank2@fjl.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Files in /tmp directory - Is there any timelimit ? Message-ID: <5242ABA9.9080502@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <CAObZ-RXU=vv1VB65B=m_J%2BeCc=0TXmrsjoifTap=C%2BYSJn6Trw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAObZ-RXW8Gbs=EpMmeavd6hsLNJ3Qc=TSc9AMd4VR_EkN7p0bA@mail.gmail.com> <5242A5E7.5070908@gmail.com> <CAObZ-RXU=vv1VB65B=m_J%2BeCc=0TXmrsjoifTap=C%2BYSJn6Trw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 25/09/2013 10:05, Sreeram BS wrote: > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Volodymyr Kostyrko <c.kworr@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 25.09.2013 11:34, Sreeram BS wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I am using FreeBSD 9. I would like to know as to what is the lifetime >>> of >>> the files in /tmp directory. The general description says that these files >>> *may* not be preserved across a reboot. By this I interpret that if the >>> system is not rebooted, then these files will be there forever. But, just >>> wanted a confirmation to see if there is any lifespan (expiry-time) >>> attached with these files (ie the system would flush these files after >>> some >>> days/months etc automatically). >>> >> Not by default. There's a clean-tmps periodic task which can be enabled >> @/etc/periodic.conf. It defaults to three days. >> >> -- >> Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. >> > Does this auto-cleanup apply to files in /var/tmp directory also. > The generic description says that the files in this directory can stay > across reboots. So, does this survive auto-cleanup too? > > regards, > Sreeram The default is to clean up /tmp only, but this can be changed in periodic.conf If you're struggling with this, note that a default periodic.conf is in /etc/defaults and it's individual values can be over-ridden by /etc/periodic.conf IF IT EXISTS. Regards, Frank.
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