I agree with this, 
but if at boot time gentoo says clearing, i suppose it must doing
something in those two directory's, otherwise this message is completely
useless.

Patrick 

Op ma 03-11-2003, om 23:59 schreef Bryan Whitehead:
> Patrick Marquetecken wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > At boot time I see a message that /tmp en /vat/tmp are being cleared,
> > but I still find files from months ago in there. Is this normal?, I
> > would say no, but how do i fix this?
> > 
> > Patrick
> 
> This is fine according to LSB/FHS.
> 
> /var/tmp should *not* be cleared after reboot:
> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-5.15.html
> "The /var/tmp directory is made available for programs that require 
> temporary files or directories that are preserved between system 
> reboots. Therefore, data stored in /var/tmp is more persistent than data 
> in /tmp. Files and directories located in /var/tmp must not be deleted 
> when the system is booted. Although data stored in /var/tmp is typically 
> deleted in a site-specific manner, it is recommended that deletions 
> occur at a less frequent interval than /tmp. "
> 
> /tmp *can* be cleared after reboot, but is not required:
> http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-3.15.html
> 
> "Programs must not assume that any files or directories in /tmp are 
> preserved between invocations of the program."
> "Although data stored in /tmp may be deleted in a site-specific manner, 
> it is recommended that files and directories located in /tmp be deleted 
> whenever the system is booted. FHS added this recommendation on the 
> basis of historical precedent and common practice, but did not make it a 
> requirement because system administration is not within the scope of 
> this standard."
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