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Re: [opensuse-factory] Warning / ANNOUNCE : upcoming changes in upstream systemd regarding /media, /tmp and /var/run | /var/lock
- From: Claudio Freire <klaussfreire@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:41:50 -0300
- Message-id: <CAGTBQpbK07sV4hcFhW6R0LmUkfgogyCHw8adCg+T9=yCXNtq5w@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Jos Poortvliet <jos@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I recommend the opposite. I recommend doing this move with a small
tmpfs early in the release cycle, so that testers can weed out
misbehaving apps (like gimp). Those apps should be using /var/tmp.
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In short, I would STRONGLY recommend against mounting /tmp tmpfs. That ONLY
works for advanced users as they can fix the resulting problems themselves.
Anyone who keeps their PC on for a longer period of time will see that
folder grow and grow and grow. Eating memory instead of diskspace is bad in
itself, running out of space there is worse...
I recommend the opposite. I recommend doing this move with a small
tmpfs early in the release cycle, so that testers can weed out
misbehaving apps (like gimp). Those apps should be using /var/tmp.
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