On Saturday 19 November 2011 13:11:43 Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
Maybe the user has the "tmpwatch" package installed.. ? that's gonna delete files in /var/tmp if they are older than 30 days.
No, he hasn't. In case someone hasn't understood yet: I'm not disputing whether it's a good idea to clean out /var/tmp/ -- it possibly is --, what annoys me is a sudden change in behaviour that kills data without warning, even if they might have been in the wrong place (which isn't such a clear case). But I accept that this isn't default in 12.1 and must come from somewhere else. I also have my ~/tmp/ since years. Still, I considered stuff in /var/tmp/ to be maintained by the applications which put it there. And if $USER put stuff in /var/tmp/$USER/ then I assumed that it would be $USER's responsibility to clean it, whenever s/he feels like it. Temporary doesn't necessarily mean "short-lived". If data is important enough that it should survive rebooting, then it shouldn't be treated as trash by the system. m. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org