> > /tmp > > Several programs seems to prefer /tmp over /var/tmp. I have a 30MB / > > partition, and only about 10MB space free on /tmp. This didn't work very > > well while trying to restore a 50MB file from taper. (I've now mounted > > 100MB on /tmp to avoid the problem.) > > I've got several machines that install with an absurdly small root or > /tmp partition. What I usually to is blow away /tmp, and replace it > with a link to /usr/tmp or /var/tmp depending on the machine.
Be careful with this... /tmp is cleaned during system bootup while /var/tmp is not. Setting this link could cause /var/tmp to be cleaned at bootup, possibly erasing files that should not have been. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.