On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:12:10 -0300 "Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Can someone advise me on the pros and cons of deleting the > > contents of /tmp/ as part of general security conscious > > non-paranoia. <snip> > > >From the FHS: > > tmp : Temporary files > > Purpose > > The /tmp directory must be made available for programs that > require temporary files. > <snip> > > So it is safe to delete /tmp when you know that no running > programs are using any file there. You can delete /tmp in the > beginning of the boot process, as the FHS itself suggests. I think > this already happens automatically on Debian, but I'm not sure. > -- > Several years ago I was using RedHat. It had a crontab which daily deleted any files in /tmp which were over a certain age. I have difficulty believing that any programs would hold onto any files that are a month old or possibly even a week old ... for a machine which does not reboot. -- Raquel ============================================================ Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. --Epictetus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
