Do not remove this temp directory.  This is the temporary
directory configured in the Tomcat startup with
-Djava.io.tmpdir.  This temp directory is used by the JVM
for internal things like jar files, etc.

Regards,

Glenn

Eddie Ruvinsky wrote:
> I don't believe this is the case.  According to the
> source, if the "workDir" attribute of StandardHost is
> null (default case), the temp dir will be generated
> inside $CATALINA_BASE/work/.  Otherwise, it will be
> generated in the StandardHost's "workDir."
> 
> I believe that it's unused and doesn't belong in the
> Tomcat distribution.  Can someone confirm?
> 
> -Eddie
> 
> --- Mona Wong-Barnum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>>Hi Eddie:
>>
>>
>>>When I unpacked the distribution of Tomcat 4.0.4,
>>
>>I
>>
>>>noticed an empty temp/ directory in the Tomcat
>>
>>root
>>
>>>directory.  I don't believe it gets used anywhere
>>
>>in
>>
>>>the code.  Should it be cleaned up?
>>
>>      No leave it.  It will be used a temp directory in
>>your servlet code 
>>(javax.servlet.context.tempdir)
>>      
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Mona
>>
>>
> 
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>>National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research
>>University of California, San Diego
>>http://ncmir.ucsd.edu/
>>
>>"The truth shall set you free, but first it will
>>piss you off"
>>                              A Landmark instructor
>>
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