Files in /tmp directory - Is there any timelimit ?
Hi, I am using FreeBSD 9. I would like to know as to what is the lifetime of the files in /tmp directory. The general description says that these files *may* not be preserved across a reboot. By this I interpret that if the system is not rebooted, then these files will be there forever. But, just wanted a confirmation to see if there is any lifespan (expiry-time) attached with these files (ie the system would flush these files after some days/months etc automatically). Please inform. Regards, Sreeram ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Files in /tmp directory - Is there any timelimit ?
Hi Sreeram, I am using FreeBSD 9. I would like to know as to what is the lifetime of the files in /tmp directory. The general description says that these files *may* not be preserved across a reboot. By this I interpret that if the system is not rebooted, then these files will be there forever. But, just wanted a confirmation to see if there is any lifespan (expiry-time) attached with these files (ie the system would flush these files after some days/months etc automatically). No. Applications should be responsible for cleaning their temporary files. Bests, Olivier Please inform. Regards, Sreeram ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Files in /tmp directory - Is there any timelimit ?
25.09.2013 11:34, Sreeram BS wrote: Hi, I am using FreeBSD 9. I would like to know as to what is the lifetime of the files in /tmp directory. The general description says that these files *may* not be preserved across a reboot. By this I interpret that if the system is not rebooted, then these files will be there forever. But, just wanted a confirmation to see if there is any lifespan (expiry-time) attached with these files (ie the system would flush these files after some days/months etc automatically). Not by default. There's a clean-tmps periodic task which can be enabled @/etc/periodic.conf. It defaults to three days. -- Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Files in /tmp directory - Is there any timelimit ?
Does this auto-cleanup apply to files in /var/tmp directory also. The generic description says that the files in this directory can stay across reboots. So, does this survive auto-cleanup too? regards, Sreeram On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Volodymyr Kostyrko c.kw...@gmail.comwrote: 25.09.2013 11:34, Sreeram BS wrote: Hi, I am using FreeBSD 9. I would like to know as to what is the lifetime of the files in /tmp directory. The general description says that these files *may* not be preserved across a reboot. By this I interpret that if the system is not rebooted, then these files will be there forever. But, just wanted a confirmation to see if there is any lifespan (expiry-time) attached with these files (ie the system would flush these files after some days/months etc automatically). Not by default. There's a clean-tmps periodic task which can be enabled @/etc/periodic.conf. It defaults to three days. -- Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Files in /tmp directory - Is there any timelimit ?
On 25/09/2013 10:05, Sreeram BS wrote: On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Volodymyr Kostyrko c.kw...@gmail.comwrote: 25.09.2013 11:34, Sreeram BS wrote: Hi, I am using FreeBSD 9. I would like to know as to what is the lifetime of the files in /tmp directory. The general description says that these files *may* not be preserved across a reboot. By this I interpret that if the system is not rebooted, then these files will be there forever. But, just wanted a confirmation to see if there is any lifespan (expiry-time) attached with these files (ie the system would flush these files after some days/months etc automatically). Not by default. There's a clean-tmps periodic task which can be enabled @/etc/periodic.conf. It defaults to three days. -- Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. Does this auto-cleanup apply to files in /var/tmp directory also. The generic description says that the files in this directory can stay across reboots. So, does this survive auto-cleanup too? regards, Sreeram The default is to clean up /tmp only, but this can be changed in periodic.conf If you're struggling with this, note that a default periodic.conf is in /etc/defaults and it's individual values can be over-ridden by /etc/periodic.conf IF IT EXISTS. Regards, Frank. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
tmp directory
Debian linux cleans it's /tmp on every reboot (IF you reboot ;-) FreeBSD does not clean up. Lots of files stay in /tmp Question: can I manually clean /tmp or is it better to leave things alone..?? -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.7 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: tmp directory
You can manually clean it, but FreeBSD can be set to do so... man periodic.conf Peter At 10:24 PM 3/10/2003 +0100, you wrote: Debian linux cleans it's /tmp on every reboot (IF you reboot ;-) FreeBSD does not clean up. Lots of files stay in /tmp Question: can I manually clean /tmp or is it better to leave things alone..?? -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.7 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- Peter Elsner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vice President Of Customer Service (And System Administrator) 1835 S. Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 (972) 263-2080 - Voice (972) 263-2082 - Fax (972) 489-4838 - Cell Phone (425) 988-8061 - eFax I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she's too young to have logged on yet. Here's what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, she will come to me and say Daddy, where were you when they took freedom of the press away from the Internet? -- Mike Godwin Unix IS user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are. System Administration - It's a dirty job, but somebody said I had to do it. If you receive something that says 'Send this to everyone you know, pretend you don't know me. Standard $500/message proofreading fee applies for UCE. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: tmp directory
On 10 Mar Peter Elsner wrote: You can manually clean it, but FreeBSD can be set to do so... man periodic.conf Thanks. To the others too (the rc.conf answer) -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.7 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: tmp directory
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Dick Hoogendijk thusly... Debian linux cleans it's /tmp on every reboot (IF you reboot ;-) FreeBSD does not clean up. Lots of files stay in /tmp Question: can I manually clean /tmp or is it better to leave things alone..?? In addition to previous reply, you can always mount (w/ proper planning of ourse) /tmp as memory file system; see newfs(8) or mount_mfs(8) (FreeBSD 4.7). - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
