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On Monday 05 January 2009 11:58:44 Kaushal Shriyan wrote: |
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> Hi |
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> when i rebooted Gentoo Linux Server, the /tmp folders got cleaned up. |
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> Is there a way i can prevent it from cleaning it up. |
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WHY? |
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The correct usage of /tmp per the standard is: |
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"Files in this directory must not be expected to persist past successive |
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invocations of a command" |
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never mind persisting over reboots... |
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> Also I know that the /tmp directory should not be used for storing |
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> important files. |
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grep is your friend: |
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alan@nazgul ~ $ grep -r tmp /etc/conf.d/* |
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/etc/conf.d/bootmisc:# List of /tmp directories we should clean up |
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/etc/conf.d/bootmisc:wipe_tmp_dirs="/tmp" |
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/etc/conf.d/bootmisc:# Should we wipe the tmp paths completely or just |
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selectively remove known |
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/etc/conf.d/bootmisc:wipe_tmp="YES" |
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/etc/conf.d/dmcrypt:##/tmp with regular keyfile |
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/etc/conf.d/dmcrypt:#target=crypt-tmp |
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/etc/conf.d/dmcrypt:#key='/full/path/to/tmpkey' |
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so it's /etc/conf.d/bootmisc |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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