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From: Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Temporary data storage
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:39:04
Message-Id: CA+czFiDpGJ5zB2FR9Qt29a0NbObJMpJqO8x0NBPNsJqAXg3Utg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Temporary data storage by Florian Philipp
1 On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>wrote:
2
3 > Am 08.09.2012 14:13, schrieb meino.cramer@×××.de:
4 > > Hi,
5 > >
6 > > from Gentoos point of view:
7 > >
8 > > The following place I found, where temporary data are stored:
9 > > /tmp
10 > > /var/tmp
11 > > /run
12 > > /tmp
13 > > /var/log ???
14 > >
15 > > Where else are temprary data stored, which can thrown away when
16 > rebooting?
17 > >
18 > > Thank you very much in advance for any help!
19 > > Best regards,
20 > > mcc
21 > >
22 >
23 > What exactly are you trying to do?
24 >
25 > As per the filesystem hierarchy standard [1], you should not clear out
26 > /var/tmp on reboots.
27 >
28 > Other directories you /might/ clear out:
29 > /var/run
30 > /var/lock
31 >
32 > [1] http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html
33 >
34 > Regards,
35 > Florian Philipp
36 >
37 >
38 I'd guess he's making a system template image for PXE or cloning.
39
40
41 --
42 :wq

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Re: [gentoo-user] Temporary data storage meino.cramer@×××.de