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On 20-01-2008 08:47:26 -0500, Richard Freeman wrote: |
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> You and I know what /tmp is for, but we also know that we shouldn't be |
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> running as root all the time and yet I'm sure there is a note in the |
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> install handbook about that. 95% of new linux users come from Windows, and |
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> as such they have a few bad habits that they'd probably be all to happy to |
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> lose if somebody takes the time to point them out. |
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On Solaris /tmp is mounted on your swap, so you don't want to write |
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large/many files there (e.g. unpacking source tars). |
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> In any case, an elog should solve the problem... |
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Mike already added an elog, so it's done. |
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Fabian Groffen |
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Gentoo on a different level |
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