[Nix-dev] cleaning /tmp

[Eelco Dolstra]

Hi,

On 30/01/12 12:54, Florian Friesdorf wrote:

> services.cleanTmp.paths = [ '/tmp' '/var/tmp' ] (default)
> services.cleanTmp.onBoot = true;

The FHS says:

  Files and directories located in /var/tmp must not be deleted when the
  system is booted. Although data stored in /var/tmp is typically deleted
  in a site-specific manner, it is recommended that deletions occur at
  a less frequent interval than /tmp.

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-5.15.html

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