On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Florian Philipp <[email protected]>wrote:

> Am 08.09.2012 14:13, schrieb [email protected]:
> > Hi,
> >
> >  from Gentoos point of view:
> >
> >  The following place I found, where temporary data are stored:
> >  /tmp
> >  /var/tmp
> >  /run
> >  /tmp
> >  /var/log ???
> >
> >  Where else are temprary data stored, which can thrown away when
> rebooting?
> >
> >  Thank you very much in advance for any help!
> >  Best regards,
> >  mcc
> >
>
> What exactly are you trying to do?
>
> As per the filesystem hierarchy standard [1], you should not clear out
> /var/tmp on reboots.
>
> Other directories you /might/ clear out:
> /var/run
> /var/lock
>
> [1] http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html
>
> Regards,
> Florian Philipp
>
>
I'd guess he's making a system template image for PXE or cloning.


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