Using TMPFS for /tmp and /var/run?

[Lucas Holt]

/tmp is used by eaccelerator for its cache. It's not required to persist but does prevent the need to regenerate everything after a reboot. 

Lucas Holt

On Mar 30, 2012, at 10:43 AM, Chris Rees <utisoft at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 30 Mar 2012 14:26, <sthaug at nethelp.no> wrote:
>> 
>>>> 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.
>> 
> 
> I would very much like an example of where /tmp is expected to persist.
> 
> Chris
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