Re: Where should rrd files generated by a program be stored ?

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Oliver Kurth <okurth@gmx.net> writes:

> On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 16:12, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > Oliver Kurth <okurth@gmx.net> writes:
> 
> > > Although I think this is dependending on the exact purpose of the rrd
> > > files, I would say, yes. I would like to mount /var/cache to a ram disk,
> > > but this is not possible, because debconf stores its data there - there
> > > is/was a bug filed about that in debconf, but I cannot find that
> > > anymore.
> > 
> > If you keep the directory structure that should work. And regarding
> > debconf, it would just ask the questions again on the next update. Its
> > operation is not compromised by loosing the DB, just its comfort. Or
> > not?
> 
> True. But I do not want to loose the comfort ;-), ie. I do not want to
> answer all these questions again and again on each upgrade.
> 
> Greetings,
> Oliver

Then don't delete the cache. :)

I suggest using tmpfs instead of a ramdisk too.

MfG
        Goswin