Using TMPFS for /tmp and /var/run?

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> > However, if you always want to use tmpfs instead of stable storage,
> please do not.  Some people expect /tmp to be persistent.  This is why
> /etc/defaults/rc.conf has clear_tmp_enable="NO".  Changing this would break
> the POLA.
> >
> This is a mistake.
> 
> The default should be clear_tmp_enable="YES"
> if only to uncover those broken configurations that expect /tmp to be
> persistent.

If you want to break POLA and make a lot of people angry, sure.
Otherwise no.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no