Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:07:36 +0200 From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using TMPFS for /tmp and /var/run? Message-ID: <4F769F28.7080700@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <4F74CB80.2030207@vangyzen.net> References: <4F746F1E.6090702@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de> <4F74BCE8.2030802@vangyzen.net> <20120329195800.GH1709@albert.catwhisker.org> <4F74CB80.2030207@vangyzen.net>
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Am 29.03.2012 22:52, schrieb Eric van Gyzen: > Respectfully, no. The default is to store /tmp in UFS, either in its > own partition (with Auto Defaults) or in / (if no partition was created > for it), and to refrain from clearing it at boot. Thus, although /tmp > is not guaranteed to persist in theory, it is rather persistent in > practice. > > My only point is: carefully consider the change in behavior of the > default installation before breaking the POLA. How about using /var/tmp for the "a little longer lived" temporary stuff?
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