-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/05/2012 08:42 AM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 05.05.2012 15:28, schrieb Ted Roche: >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:40 PM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> When someone on this list asks for help in modifying a behavior to suit their >>> needs/desires why are they often asked to justify their requests? In this case, and >>> in may others, I can't see that seeking/offering justification will help in finding a >>> solution. >>> >> >> This is often referred to as the "XY Problem" where a questioner has >> problem X, has determined to solve it with solution Y, and is asking >> for help getting solution Y to do what it is they think it should do. >> In fact, solution Y may not be be the optimal solution, and there may >> be a well-known and reliable solution to problem X. So, asking "why do >> you want to do this?" often leads to the real problem, and a better >> solution. >> >> Ref: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#id479492 > > especially in this case > > why storing data in /tmp and search how to change behavior of the > OS instead simply use another directory and accept that /tmp is > NOT a place where you can expect your data are alive at any time > later? > > mkdir /mytmp > chmod 1777 /mytmp > > so, now you have a folder with the same permissions as /tmp > everybody can store files there, only the owner have access > to them and nothing of the OS is touching it > > > The way I do it is to create a tmp directory in each user's home directory. (Add to /etc/skel) Then I have TMP set to this directory. (Add local.sh and local.csh in /etc/profile.d) This works for programs that honor TMP and is easy to add to scripts. if [ -z $TMP ] then temp_file=/tmp/dd.$$ else temp_file=$TMP/dd.$$ fi 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) iEYEARECAAYFAk+lMGAACgkQqbQrVW3JyMSm4ACcCW1LU/abdyD9enyIQCw9E958 zQIAniPci+6V1wcwuqqvfwKstsAsOvMC =qgxs -----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
