Comments on: Clearing /tmp on boot http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/ code is freedom -- patching my itch Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Rathernot http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Rathernot Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:50:35 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/?p=328#comment-888 I enjoy the feeling of bliss a clean /tmp gives me after reboot. I enjoy the feeling of bliss a clean /tmp gives me after reboot.

]]> By: Raphael Geissert http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Raphael Geissert Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:04:18 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/?p=328#comment-887 I used to use TMPTIME but it delayed the boot process for many many seconds (also had some issues with relatime, nodiratime and TMPTIME). Now I use /var/tmp for stuff I want to preserve and mount a ramfs on /tmp. I used to use TMPTIME but it delayed the boot process for many many seconds (also had some issues with relatime, nodiratime and TMPTIME). Now I use /var/tmp for stuff I want to preserve and mount a ramfs on /tmp.

]]> By: Dave Walker (Daviey) http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Dave Walker (Daviey) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:20 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/?p=328#comment-886 I really enjoy doing important work in /tmp, it gives my job a daredevil feel that i'll lose work if the box crashes. :) I really enjoy doing important work in /tmp, it gives my job a daredevil feel that i’ll lose work if the box crashes. :)

]]> By: Russ Allbery http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Russ Allbery Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:41 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/?p=328#comment-882 I use tmpreaper rather than something that happens at boot, since how often I reboot my system tends not to have much to do with how often I want /tmp cleaned. I use tmpreaper rather than something that happens at boot, since how often I reboot my system tends not to have much to do with how often I want /tmp cleaned.

]]> By: John Eikenberry http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-881 John Eikenberry Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:26:36 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/?p=328#comment-881 Isn't that what /var/tmp is for? (a random copy of the fs hierarchy standard) http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-5.15.html Isn’t that what /var/tmp is for?

(a random copy of the fs hierarchy standard)
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-5.15.html

]]> By: kees http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-880 kees Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:14:10 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/?p=328#comment-880 Yikes, I can't retain 7 days of files with a tmpfs. ;) Yikes, I can’t retain 7 days of files with a tmpfs. ;)

]]> By: Joseph http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/03/10/clearing-tmp-on-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-879 Joseph Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:03:20 +0000 http://www.outflux.net/blog/?p=328#comment-879 I make /tmp be in RAM with tmpfs. I make /tmp be in RAM with tmpfs.

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