John Plocher writes: > This leads me to ask why not set TMPDIR to $HOME/tmp?
I understand the impulse, but please don't do that. $HOME is commonly NFS-mounted, and puting $TMPDIR there will trash setuid applications. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677