[rhn-users] tmp directory

[Administrator - Roy A. Crabtree - roy.crabtree@ncat.edu - 336-334-7856 x2249]

Clinton Fernandes wrote:

>You can also use tmpwatch
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>There should be a cron job by the same name in /etc/cron.daily
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>Of course, you need to be root and stuff that people want may go
>splat. But where's the fun if there's no risk?
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Archive/journalling.  Same for /scratch and any other temporary directory:

   1)  Ensure not in use
   2)  Copy/Move ot a log directory
   3)  Archive/compress
   4)  Offload

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>On 9/20/05, Sterling, James A <james.a.sterling at boeing.com> wrote:
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>>Ahhh
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>>cd /tmp
>>rm * <ret>
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>>will work as long as nothing is using any of the files
>>If the files are in use by the system or other applicaions then they
>>sorta need to stay around.
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>>Hope this helps.. :->
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Lennart Andersen [mailto:lennart at rogers.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:08 PM
>>To: rhn-users
>>Subject: [rhn-users] tmp directory
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>What do one use to clear the tmp directory for files?
>>
>>--
>> Lennart Andersen
>> St Thomas, Ontario
>> Lynnet at rogers dot com
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