Re: Why is /var/tmp not mounted on swap?

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:58:18 +0200
"Thomas Dehn" <thomas-usenet@xxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Stefaan A Eeckels" <hoendech@xxxxxx> wrote:
/var/tmp seems to accumulate old files

So does /tmp if you don't reboot often. If it bothers you, write a
script to clean /var/tmp.

That requires some care, or your script will delete files which
are essential for various applications and processes.

I know ;-)

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