fedora-list Digest, Vol 63, Issue 119

DB Freddog_de at yahoo.co.uk
Mon May 25 20:03:03 UTC 2009


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> Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 00:39:34 -0700
> From: "Wolfgang S. Rupprecht"
> 	<wolfgang.rupprecht+gnus200905 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Can't boot after an update
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
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> DB <Freddog_de at yahoo.co.uk> writes:
>   
>> I'm now trying to find a script that will clean /tmp automatically on
>> a regular basis. (I think part of the backlog is due to the switch
>> from Gnome to KDE)
>>     
>
> I clean my /tmp on each orderly shutdown.  That way if the system
> crashes, my /tmp is preserved but when I do a reboot, it gets cleaned.
> Put this in /sbin/halt.local.
>
> /sbin/halt.local:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> # wsrcc halt script
>
> echo "WSRCC: Clearing /tmp"
>
> cd /
> /bin/rm -rf /tmp/* /tmp/.??*
> sync; sync; sync;
>
> #
> # end
> #
>
> I used to use an age based clearing method, but that tended to remove
> things I was still using if the system stayed up too long and it didn't
> clear things quickly enough such as cases where something significant
> changed and caused a name clash in /tmp.  (Try changing UID's around
> sometime and forget about the files in /tmp.  Things won't be sane until
> all those files get nuked.)
>
> -wolfgang
>   
Thanks Wolfgang, I'll give it a whirl!

Dave




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