[95447] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Renaming partition (Was Missing files)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Heltzel, Dennis)
Sun Oct 18 19:17:31 1998
From: "Heltzel, Dennis" <DHeltzel@IKON.com>
To: "'redhat-list@redhat.com'" <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 19:17:40 -0400
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Yup, just rename the dir with the mv command:
mv /tmp /stuff
mkdir /tmp
Note that it is never a good idea to put permanent stuff in a dir called
tmp, after all, tmp means temporary, right ?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave P [SMTP:nukem_22@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 1998 7:09 PM
> To: redhat-list@redhat.com
> Subject: Re: Renaming partition (Was Missing files)
>
> What about renaming that /tmp partition to something like /stuff, and
> let the real tmp directory to be with my / directory.
> Can I do that? If so, how do I do that? just rename it?
>
> thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>
> ---Ray Curtis <ray@ray.clark.net> wrote:
> >
> > >>>>> "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.
> >
> > --
> > Ray Curtis Unix Programmer/Consultant Curtis Consulting
> > mailto:ray@ray.clark.net
> http://www.clark.net/pub/ray
> >
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