Public bug reported: My system has been booted for 2 1/2 hours and yet /tmp contains old files from 2015-02-19.
$ sudo systemctl|grep tmpfiles systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service loaded active exited Create Static Device Nodes in /dev systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service loaded active exited Create Volatile Files and Directories systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer loaded active waiting Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories $ sudo journalctl -a|grep tmpfiles Feb 24 07:27:08 faire systemd-tmpfiles[701]: [/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf:14] Duplicate line for path "/var/log", ignoring. Feb 24 07:41:38 faire systemd-tmpfiles[31258]: [/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf:14] Duplicate line for path "/var/log", ignoring. $ sudo du -sh /tmp 481M /tmp $ sudo SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug systemd-tmpfiles --clean /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf Reading config file "/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf". Running clean action for entry v /tmp Running clean action for entry X /tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-*/tmp Running clean action for entry x /tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-* Running clean action for entry x /var/tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-* Running clean action for entry X /var/tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-*/tmp $ sudo du -sh /tmp 481M /tmp $ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: systemd 219-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-13.14-generic 3.18.5 Uname: Linux 3.18.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.16.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Feb 24 09:55:29 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-11 (318 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140409) MachineType: LENOVO 20AQCTO1WW ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.18.0-13-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro init=/lib/systemd/systemd quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2014-05-08 (291 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/10/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: GJET71WW (2.21 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20AQCTO1WW dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: 0B98405 STD dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrGJET71WW(2.21):bd02/10/2014:svnLENOVO:pn20AQCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadT440s:rvnLENOVO:rn20AQCTO1WW:rvr0B98405STD:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 20AQCTO1WW dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T440s dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug vivid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1424992 Title: files in /tmp not being cleared on boot Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: My system has been booted for 2 1/2 hours and yet /tmp contains old files from 2015-02-19. $ sudo systemctl|grep tmpfiles systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service loaded active exited Create Static Device Nodes in /dev systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service loaded active exited Create Volatile Files and Directories systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer loaded active waiting Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories $ sudo journalctl -a|grep tmpfiles Feb 24 07:27:08 faire systemd-tmpfiles[701]: [/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf:14] Duplicate line for path "/var/log", ignoring. Feb 24 07:41:38 faire systemd-tmpfiles[31258]: [/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf:14] Duplicate line for path "/var/log", ignoring. $ sudo du -sh /tmp 481M /tmp $ sudo SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug systemd-tmpfiles --clean /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf Reading config file "/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf". Running clean action for entry v /tmp Running clean action for entry X /tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-*/tmp Running clean action for entry x /tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-* Running clean action for entry x /var/tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-* Running clean action for entry X /var/tmp/systemd-private-6c3da060cdc64ed0ae365cc462ff3d63-*/tmp $ sudo du -sh /tmp 481M /tmp $ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: systemd 219-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-13.14-generic 3.18.5 Uname: Linux 3.18.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.16.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Feb 24 09:55:29 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-11 (318 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140409) MachineType: LENOVO 20AQCTO1WW ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.18.0-13-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro init=/lib/systemd/systemd quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2014-05-08 (291 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/10/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: GJET71WW (2.21 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20AQCTO1WW dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: 0B98405 STD dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrGJET71WW(2.21):bd02/10/2014:svnLENOVO:pn20AQCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadT440s:rvnLENOVO:rn20AQCTO1WW:rvr0B98405STD:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 20AQCTO1WW dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T440s dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1424992/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp