On Wed, 02 May 2012 19:47:03 -0700, DSM (Dean) wrote: > > I'm running F15. Files are mysteriously being removed from /tmp after a > number of days of not being touched. I am familiar with > /etc/cron.daily/tmpwatch and, in fact, modify it to inhibit removal of > files from /tmp. In the past this has worked. Under F15 it has not. > > Two or three weeks ago I deleted it from /etc/cron.daily but older files > _still_ get removed from /tmp. I've rebooted at least once. I'm not > sure if it happens at bootup or while the system is running, but > something is still removing files from /tmp. > > Does anyone know of another mechanism for this? At least with recent systemd versions, there is the systemd-tmpfiles-clean service. Dunno whether it's available in F15. And it defaults to 10 days not 14, I think: "man tmpfiles.d" -- Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) - Linux 3.3.4-1.fc17.x86_64 loadavg: 1.93 1.83 1.25 -- 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