Re: What is removing files from /tmp?

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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"

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