On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:27:45 +0000 andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Raquel wrote: > > 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. > > > > > Thank you all for your comments in response to my question. > > I tend to leave the machine running, but am the only user. I tend > to default to the Gnome wm altho' do use XFce4 from time-to-time. > For a machine that has an uptime of 6 days having a handful of > some 23 items in the /tmp is not excessive, so is probably erased > on shut down or boot up. This question of course could be > answered by simply making a habit of shutting down regularly, > which would be better on the environment too. > > Thanks all >
I use the following in my crontab. It gets rid of anything over a week old. # Remove old cache files 10 00 * * * find /tmp -type f -mtime +6 | xargs rm -- Raquel ============================================================ The Christian resolve to find the world evil and ugly, has made the world evil and ugly. --Friedrich Nietzsche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
