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Re: Why isn't "/var/run" drwxrwxrwt ?



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On 8 Apr 1998, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:

>  Why isn't "/var/run" set like "/tmp"?  Shouldn't user-run programs be
>  able to write a pid file there?

I don't think so. According to the FSSTND:

5.10  /var/run : Run-time variable files

This directory contains system information files describing the system
since it was booted. [...]

I think that the word "system" here speaks for itself.

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