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On 05/05/2012 08:42 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 05.05.2012 15:28, schrieb Ted Roche:
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:40 PM, Ed Greshko
Ed.Greshko@greshko.com wrote:
When someone on this list asks for help in modifying a behavior
to suit their
needs/desires why are they often asked to justify their requests?
In this case, and
in may others, I can't see that seeking/offering justification
will help in finding a
solution.
This is often referred to as the "XY Problem" where a questioner has problem X, has determined to solve it with solution Y, and is asking for help getting solution Y to do what it is they think it should do. In fact, solution Y may not be be the optimal solution, and there may be a well-known and reliable solution to problem X. So, asking "why do you want to do this?" often leads to the real problem, and a better solution.
Ref: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#id479492
especially in this case
why storing data in /tmp and search how to change behavior of the OS instead simply use another directory and accept that /tmp is NOT a place where you can expect your data are alive at any time later?
mkdir /mytmp chmod 1777 /mytmp
so, now you have a folder with the same permissions as /tmp everybody can store files there, only the owner have access to them and nothing of the OS is touching it
The way I do it is to create a tmp directory in each user's home directory. (Add to /etc/skel) Then I have TMP set to this directory. (Add local.sh and local.csh in /etc/profile.d) This works for programs that honor TMP and is easy to add to scripts.
if [ -z $TMP ] then temp_file=/tmp/dd.$$ else temp_file=$TMP/dd.$$ fi
Mikkel - -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!