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Re: Why is dev.db in /var/run instead of /var/db?

To: Lloyd Parkes <lloyd%must-have-coffee.gen.nz@localhost>
Subject: Re: Why is dev.db in /var/run instead of /var/db?
From: Roy Marples <roy%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:15:55 +0100

Lloyd Parkes wrote:

/var/run is cleaned out on every boot, but /var/db isn't.


/var/db holds state between boots.

For example, the leases dhclient and dhcpcd obtained so they can bere-used at the next boot.


Thanks

Roy

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- Why is dev.db in /var/run instead of /var/db?
  - From: Lloyd Parkes

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