Am 15.06.2011 18:34, schrieb Michael Biebl: > Fact of the matter is, that there is software out there using /tmp to store > large amount of temporary data (which doesn't need to survive reboots, so > /var/tmp would be the wrong place).
To be a bit more specific about this. I at least remember fsarchiver (backup utility) to use /tmp as storage during backup creating temporary files (using several GB, depending on the size of the partition). Some of the download managers (like downthemall) use /tmp, if they download files in multiple streams. I remember dvd authoring software to create several GBs of data in /tmp. I'd need to check the CD burning tools, like brasero or k3b, but I wouldn't be surprised if they use /tmp, too. For this type of data /var/tmp is not the right place. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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