[95432] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Missing files
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Curtis)
Sun Oct 18 14:57:41 1998
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 14:57:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ray Curtis <ray@ray.clark.net>
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>>>>> "dp" == Dave P <nukem_22@yahoo.com> writes:
dp> Hi,
dp> I've been missing some files from my /tmp directory.
dp> It's the 4th primary partition in my HD. I created a couple of
dp> subdirectories and store my downloaded and other files there about 2
dp> weeks ago. Yesterday, when I browsed through that /tmp , I noticed
dp> that I've lost a lot of files from several different subdirectories. I
dp> know that I didn't delete them, and there is no one else using this
dp> system. Is it a HD failure, or can anyone explain it?
Either remove /etc/cron.daily/tmpwatch or edit to suit your needs.
This removes all files in certain directory's with the command:
/usr/sbin/tmpwatch 240 /tmp /var/tmp /var/catman/cat?
Note the /tmp directory, your problem.
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