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Re: Missing files
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin Smith)
Sun Oct 18 14:09:32 1998
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 13:12:49 -0500 (CDT)
From: Kevin Smith <kevin@mtsu.edu>
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On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, Dave P wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been missing some files from my /tmp directory.
> It's the 4th primary partition in my HD. I created a couple of
> subdirectories and store my downloaded and other files there about 2
> weeks ago. Yesterday, when I browsed through that /tmp , I noticed
> that I've lost a lot of files from several different subdirectories. I
> know that I didn't delete them, and there is no one else using this
> system. Is it a HD failure, or can anyone explain it?
It's a package called tmpwatch on your system... files in the /tmp
structure that are not accessed for a period of time are automatically
removed... tmp space is tmp space.. not downloads space.. :)
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Kevin Smith
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bend a disk.
-- A member of the outlawed Polish trade union, Solidarity,
commenting on the benefits of using computers in support
of their movement.
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