Re: Why doesn't FreeBSD clear /tmp on bootup?

2007-05-03 Thread Bill Moran
In response to sac [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've seen OpenBSD and some other variants of Unix clearing /tmp on bootup. But FreeBSD doesn't seem to do so. Is there any specific reason for this variation or is it just a matter of taste between these different Operating Systems?

Re: Why doesn't FreeBSD clear /tmp on bootup?

2007-05-03 Thread Josh Carroll
I've seen OpenBSD and some other variants of Unix clearing /tmp on bootup. But FreeBSD doesn't seem to do so. Is there any specific reason for this variation or is it just a matter of taste between these different Operating Systems? You can put the following in rc.conf to do this:

Re: Why doesn't FreeBSD clear /tmp on bootup?

2007-05-03 Thread Christoph Schug
On Thu, May 03, 2007, sac wrote: I've seen OpenBSD and some other variants of Unix clearing /tmp on bootup. But FreeBSD doesn't seem to do so. This one is configurable in /etc/rc.conf, take a look at /etc/defaults/rc.conf for default settings and explanations: | clear_tmp_enable=NO # Clear