Duncan wrote:
> 
> Obscure?  It's the directory name (says another with both /tmp and /var/
> tmp on tmpfs).  How much less obscure can you get than announcing it 
> every time the path is referenced or specified?  Who could reasonably 
> argue that tmp doesn't mean tmp?
> 

Anybody who comes from the world of Windows - where temp directories 
aren't cleaned and usually eventually grow to 1/3rd of the disk on a 
typical spyware-laden install?

You and I know what /tmp is for, but we also know that we shouldn't be 
running as root all the time and yet I'm sure there is a note in the 
install handbook about that.  95% of new linux users come from Windows, 
and as such they have a few bad habits that they'd probably be all to 
happy to lose if somebody takes the time to point them out.

In any case, an elog should solve the problem...
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