IIRC /tmp is wiped clean on every reboot. At least on some versions of some OS(s). So not a good place for log files. A subdirectory of the directory in which the main file resides should be fine.
> On Apr 26, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Stan Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 2020-04-26 07:46, Maf. King wrote: >> On Sunday, 26 April 2020 15:38:41 BST Stan Brown wrote: >>> And I would urge strongly that the setting should default to the normal >>> location for temp files, not to the same location as the data file. >>> Again, I'm thinking of the new user who is surprised to find dozens or >>> even hundreds of extra files in the working directory after a long >>> session when getting acquainted with GC. The normal location is %TEMP% >>> in Windows. I don't know what it is in other operating systems, but I'm >>> sure our developers do. >>> >> >> Hi Stan, >> >> just an observation. >> >> /tmp on linux is usually world readable... not a great idea for a default >> place to write potentially sensitive financial info. > > Hi, Maf! I accept that it is as you say in Linux, but it does seem a > strange choice. Where do Linux apps put their temp files, if /tmp is not > suitable since it is world readable? Surely a best practice already > exists for such situations, no? > > But in default of that I would support Adrien's proposal for a > subdirectory. Anything to avoid putting them in a folder where theyh get > in the way! > > -- > Regards, > Stan Brown > Tehachapi, CA, USA > https://BrownMath.com <https://brownmath.com/> > http://OakRoadSystems.com <http://oakroadsystems.com/> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
