I would like to add a question here if I may; I'm used to Windows where the
'temp' directory is for temporary stuff and should be dumped periodically.
What is the /tmp directory in *nix used for and why can't I delete it's
contents?
Thanks, Mike
> On Mon, 03 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 08:20:54AM -0400, Thiessen David G DLVA wrote:
> >
> > > Like an idiot, I accidentally deleted my /tmp directory.
> > > I recreated the directory, but after rebooting, X fails to
> > > start. It seems to be stuck in an infinite loop trying to
> > > start X or KDM.
> > > I can boot into text mode fine.
> > >
> > > What can I do to get X back up and running...
> >
> > What are the permissions on the directory?
> >
> Known problem -- Mandrake has put some X stuff in /tmp. The
> only solution is to uninstall and reinstall X.
> John
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