Re: /var/log on tmpfs

[Lubos Vrbka <lists@vrbka.net>]

> I don't recommend placing /var/log on tmpfs. Instead I recommend you 
> take one of these actions:
could you please summarize why?

> 3: Disable system logging using sysv-rc-conf or something similar. You 
> might target sysklogd and/or klogd for disabling.
hm, i have to have a look at it - sysv-rc-conf seems to be pretty useful 
program...

> The above ideas assume that the only logging you don't care about will 
> come from syslog. If you truly don't care about /anything/ that might be 
> written to /var/log/, you can go ahead and place it on tmpfs, and copy a 
> template (or skeleton) over that filesystem at boot. The template would 
> contain the files and directories needed by the applications that use 
> /var/log.
the latter is true. i really don't care about anything that is in 
/var/log. syslog and apt were just two examples that i encountered so 
far. i will then probably go the 'skeleton' way for apps where i don't 
find a way how to change the path (apt, for example).

thanks,

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