X is black after removing all files /tmp files

ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY zamb at saudi.net.sa
Thu Jul 28 12:12:11 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 15:26 +0800, Senectus . wrote:
> That's handy to know.. thanks.
> BTW, does /tmp clean itself out every now and again, or only on reboot
> or "some other time" ?
> 
> -- 
> Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 
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> 
See the top of "/etc/default/rcS".

I think (by default on Ubuntu system) it deletes the contents of "/tmp"
on each reboot.  (I said "I think" because I changed it to 3 days and I
don't remember the old value!)

Ziyad.




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