I am pretty sure it was designed that way in ubuntu The place to keep variable files, accessible by many, and kept over the boots, is the /var
About Filesystem Hierarchy Standard: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html About the /tmp: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PURPOSE17 Also: http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/tmp.html And about the /var: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PURPOSE31 Also: http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/var.html I have also found this article which describes how to reconfigure the persistence of the /tmp that might help you under Ubuntu http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/19/changing-the-tmp-cleanup-frequency/ 2008/12/22 Fabio T. Leitao <[email protected]>: > I am pretty sure it was designed that way in ubuntu > > The place to keep variable files, accessible by many, and kept over > the boots, is the /var > > http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html > > About /tmp: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PURPOSE17 > > Also: http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/tmp.html > > And about /var: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PURPOSE31 > > Also: http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/var.html > > I have also found this article which describes how to reconfigure the > persistence of the /tmp that might help you under Ubuntu > > http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/19/changing-the-tmp-cleanup-frequency/ > > > 2008/12/22 Kaushal Shriyan <[email protected]>: >> Hi >> >> when i rebooted Ubuntu 8.04 Server, the /tmp folders got cleaned up. >> Is there a way i can prevent it from cleaning it up. >> >> Also I know that the /tmp directory should not be used for storing important >> files. >> >> Any ideas ? >> >> Thanks and Regards >> >> Kaushal >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-server mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server >> More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam >> > > > > -- > > Fábio Leitão, RCDD > -- Fábio Leitão, RCDD -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
