Re: Make /tmp/ a tmpfs and cleanup /var/tmp/ on a timer by default [was: Re: systemd: tmpfiles.d not cleaning /var/tmp by default]

> Consider a long running task, which will take days or weeks (which is > the norm in simulation and science domains in general). System > emitted a > warning after three days, that it'll delete my files in three days. > My > job won't be finished, and I'll be losing three days of work unless I

Re: Re: Re: Make /tmp/ a tmpfs and cleanup /var/tmp/ on a timer by default [was: Re: systemd: tmpfiles.d not cleaning /var/tmp by default]

Maybe putting the cleanup task for /var/tmp on a longer timer and warning users ahead of time of impending deletion (maybe 3 days before, 2 days, etc) would help with files of unsuspecting users getting deleted. A log entry could also be emitted. I could see a gentle warning on ssh login (minimal,

Re: Make /tmp/ a tmpfs and cleanup /var/tmp/ on a timer by default [was: Re: systemd: tmpfiles.d not cleaning /var/tmp by default]

Maybe putting the cleanup task for /var/tmp on a longer timer and warning users ahead of time of impending deletion (maybe 3 days before, 2 days, etc) would help with files of unsuspecting users getting deleted. A log entry could also be emitted. I could see a gentle warning on ssh login