Why is /var so big?

[Les Mikesell]

On Sun, 2005-03-20 at 13:32, Craig White wrote:
> > Execute as root: mkdir /var/cache/yum
> > Btw. you broke it yourself by deleting all the content below /var/cache/
> > (previous thread).
> > 
> ----
> he had help - it wasn't his idea - it was a poor suggestion

Isn't there another thread here about protecting your system?
Not blindly following instructions from some random person on
the internet is a good place to start.

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