On 04/22/09 08:23, Brian Cameron wrote: > > Ghee: > >>>> Running bld snv_111. >>> >>> /var/tmp is persistent across reboots. >>> >>> What we need to do is change the default TMPDIR on OpenSolaris to be >>> /tmp. >> I think that is a great suggestion. Do you know who own TMPDIR to make >> the change? > > Some programs which use TMPDIR may depend on the fact that /var/tmp > is persistent across reboots. We should make sure that changing TMPDIR > to /tmp doesn't break things before making such a change. Some > programs might depend on TMPDIR being persistent across reboots.
I'd see this as fundamental misunderstanding - TMP in TMPDIR means "temporary". relying on persistence of $TMPDIR is a contradiction. Michael -- Michael Schuster http://blogs.sun.com/recursion Recursion, n.: see 'Recursion'
