On Wed, 2009-04-22 at 16:11 +0100, Ghee Teo wrote: > 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? > Anyone know the package that own TMPDIR? > > > > Some programs which use TMPDIR may depend on the fact that /var/tmp > > is persistent across reboots. > Do you particular things in mind? > > I think only Solaris has /tmp non-persistent between boot. But for > application to expect data stored in TMPDIR which is /tmp on Linux > across boot is over stretching a bit.
Debian cleans /tmp, /var/run and /var/lock on boot, so it shouldn't be a problem. The only thing I have in /var/tmp is vi.recover files. James Andrewartha
