Re: deleting content of /tmp
On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 06:40:01PM +0000, andy wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Can someone advise me on the pros and cons of deleting the contents of
> /tmp/ as part of general security conscious non-paranoia. I was thinking
> that it would be an okay thing to do periodically (or at logout, etc.)
> using a overwriting/shredding program. But, before I committed myself,
> decided it was prudent to ask.
It's been my experience that this happens by default on all of my debian
(various flavors) systems. I'm not sure if it's done on shutdown or
startup. I think this may be specified/suggested in the FHS, or maybe
elsewhere. Try googling on "delete /tmp" or something...
Ken
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Ken Irving, fnkci@uaf.edu
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