On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:37:09 +0200, Maurits van Rees wrote (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>):
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 07:11:15AM +1000, Felix Karpfen wrote: >> I suspect that there is a missing cron routine and would welcome >> the needed pointers in order to persuade the "tmp" directory to live >> up to its name. > > Try apt-get install tmpreaper. My thanks to all three respondents for their advice. Some of the advice added a little to my uncertainties. "tmpreaper" was news and appears to do everything needed; and _more_! ,---- | Description: | | Cleans up files in directories based on their age This package provides | a program that can be used to clean out temporary-file directories. It | recursively searches the directory, refusing to chdir() across symlinks, | and removes files that haven't been accessed in a user-specified amount | of time. | | `---- Assuming that I have got the correct syntax, I got the following in a test-run: ,---- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] felixk]$ tmpreaper --test 24h /tmp/ | (PID 32043) Pretending to clean up directory `/tmp/'. | (PID 32044) Pretending to clean up directory `.X11-unix'. | Not a regular file or directory `X64' -- skipping. | (PID 32044) Back from recursing down `.X11-unix'. | (PID 32044) Pretending to clean up directory `.ICE-unix'. | Not a regular file or directory `2581' -- skipping. | (PID 32044) Back from recursing down `.ICE-unix'. | (PID 32044) Pretending to clean up directory `.font-unix'. | Not a regular file or directory `fs7110' -- skipping. | (PID 32044) Back from recursing down `.font-unix'. | (PID 32044) Pretending to clean up directory `orbit-felixk'. | Not a regular file or directory `linc-9c9-0-7a9ba17e3a8bb' -- skipping. | Pretending to remove file `orbit-felixk/bonobo-activation-register.lock'. | Not a regular file or directory `linc-9e5-0-1006e1133aa3f' -- skipping. | | Remainder snipped | -- In addition, a "tmpreaper" script has been added to /etc/cron.daily that appears to protect /tmp files and directories that are not meant to be removed. "anacron" is already installed. But I hesitate to run any "rm" command as "root" without knowing which files can safely be removed and which should not be touched. And the advice that the /tmp directory is cleaned at every reboot helps to explain why it did not contain many more files; it fails to explain why a lot of *.jpg files survived for over 8 months. As stated at the beginning, I am grateful for all the advice and "tmpreaper" appears to solve my problem and protect me from my own defective knowledge. Felix Karpfen -- Felix Karpfen Public Key 72FDF9DF (DH/DSA) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
