[Nix-dev] cleaning /tmp

[Florian Friesdorf]

On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08:28 +0100, Eelco Dolstra <e.dolstra at tudelft.nl> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 30/01/12 12:54, Florian Friesdorf wrote:
> 
> > services.cleanTmp.paths = [ '/tmp' '/var/tmp' ] (default)

service.cleanTmp.paths = [ '/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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