On 04/22/15 07:20, Max Pyziur wrote: > > Greetings, > > Recently, I tried asking a question in regard to the use of /tmp vs /var/tmp in F21? > > Is there a way of controlling where temporary files used by certain programs are stashed? > > With /tmp the files are erased w/ each reboot; w/ /var/tmp they sit there until the files get wiped by something like tmpwatch. > > As an example, I open enough pdf files using Firefox; in turn, I export them to Acrobat. There, they are stored in /tmp, until I save them to some other location. If I forget, or there is a system crash, the files are lost. > > In older versions of Fedora (my prior one was F18), temporary files in Acrobat were assigned to /var/tmp. > > Is there a way or place to specify this? > > I don't think there is a way to force all applications to use a specific tmp file directory location. You can, however, change /tmp from being tmpfs to being on actual persistent disk storage. Simply do, systemctl mask tmp.mount This takes effect on the next boot. -- If you can't laugh at yourself, others will gladly oblige. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
