Am 05.05.2012 15:28, schrieb Ted Roche:
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:40 PM, Ed Greshko
<Ed.Greshko(a)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