[fhs-discuss] user-specific directories in /run
Tollef Fog Heen
tfheen at err.no
Tue May 24 12:58:36 PDT 2011
]] Roger Leigh
| If you would care to explain exactly why /tmp is unsuitable in detail,
| to correct any oversight on my part, that would be appreciated.
/tmp
The /tmp directory must be made available for programs that require
temporary files.
Programs must not assume that any files or directories in /tmp are
preserved between invocations of the program.
The latter part being quite important and makes it unsuitable for
session data.
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Tollef Fog Heen
UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are
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