-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/20/2012 06:00 PM, Dave Ihnat wrote: > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:38:49PM +0100, suvayu ali wrote: >> Or use tmpwatch to do the cleaning. > > A good suggestion. I would also point out a warning to developers--of both > compiled programs and scripts. > > It's a poor program or script that creates files in /tmp or /usr/tmp and > doesn't take appropriate steps to protect itself. You should *expect* > files and/or directories to be deleted from temporary directories. > > So how do you protect yourself? Set the sticky bit on files and > directories. Keep them open as long as you're going to need them (open > files and directories can't be "really" deleted.) And, of course, > be good about cleaning up after yourself when you no longer need them. > > Good developers are paranoid. > > One other thing - homer the TMP variable. Not so much for system programs, but for user programs. I have a tmp directory as part of /etc/skel, so every user gets a tmp directory as part of their home directory structurer. The I set TMP as part of the login script. All my user scripts are set to use it. You do have to clean it sometimes if programs/scripts do not clean up after themselves, but at least you do not clobber needed temporary files. Mikkel - -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk9DpeQACgkQqbQrVW3JyMTTzQCfVo/Edo6/eCXdfDULrA9TLOk1 4zMAn2CrxYWQJFjE8O9eH04FvFUiooJY =w87J -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
