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On Sat, 27 May 2006 01:22:31 -0700 (PDT), Steven Susbauer wrote: |
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> Did I at some point screw up my system, or is /var/tmp no longer a link |
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> to /tmp by default anymore? I know that it used to, as I even thought |
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> it was odd that they didn't just use /tmp directly. |
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They are not linked by default, because they are different. /tmp can be |
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cleared at boot, whereas /var/tmp should be used for data you expect to |
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survive a reboot. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Diarrhoea is hereditary, it runs in your genes. |
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