clearing /var/tmp in periodic.conf?
Any reasons why one should not clear /var/tmp via periodic.conf? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: clearing /var/tmp in periodic.conf?
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:19:08 -0700 Gary Aitken free...@dreamchaser.org wrote: Any reasons why one should not clear /var/tmp via periodic.conf? There are lots of things put in /var/tmp that programs expect to be persistent. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: clearing /var/tmp in periodic.conf?
On Nov 29, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Gary Aitken free...@dreamchaser.org wrote: Any reasons why one should not clear /var/tmp via periodic.conf? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org 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. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: clearing /var/tmp in periodic.conf?
Any process that stores data there would be really surprised when you clear it:) PHP uses tmp to store sessions and that is a good example:) tmp may be cleaned after server restart On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Gary Aitken free...@dreamchaser.orgwrote: Any reasons why one should not clear /var/tmp via periodic.conf? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: clearing /var/tmp in periodic.conf?
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:19:08 -0700 Gary Aitken articulated: Any reasons why one should not clear /var/tmp via periodic.conf? From /etc/defaults/rc.conf clear_tmp_enable=NO # Clear /tmp at startup. clear_tmp_X=YES # Clear and recreate X11-related directories in /tmp populate_var=AUTO # Set to YES to always (re)populate /var, NO to never cleanvar_enable=YES # Clean the /var directory I use the first two options without any apparent problems. I have never used the last two. Maybe someone who is more familiar with them could explain them in more detail. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
