Using TMPFS for /tmp and /var/run?

[David Wolfskill]

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 02:50:00PM -0500, Eric van Gyzen 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.
> ...

Errr... I'm not sure why folks might have that misguided expectation;
from hier(7):

     /tmp/      temporary files that are not guaranteed to persist across sys-
                tem reboots

Foplks are welcome to do whatever they wish with their own machines,
but the FreeBSD default is as above.

And I was using swap-backed /tmp on SunOS back around 1988.... :-}

Peace,
david
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