On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Olivier Langlois < olivier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Since a recent update (I have first noticed a couple of weeks ago this > new systemd enhancement), systemd started to automatically clean /tmp > directory daily. This is not something that I like as I prefer to decide > when to clean up and to manually perform the clean up. > > I have tried > > systemctl stop systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer > systemctl disable systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer > > The disabling apparently did not survived a reboot and the undesired > systemd service came back. > > I guess that I could mess with tmpfiles-clean config file but I am just > not interested in the service at all. What is the sure way method to > disable it for good? > > thank you, > > > Try: systemctl mask systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer Should definitely work. -- Savyasachee Jha *"Aerodynamics is for people whodon't know how to build engines."*