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Re: autoclean mode for tmpfs



On Sun, Aug 07, 2011 at 03:10:29AM +0000, David Holland wrote:
> So I just had an idea: since cleaning /tmp on a live system is very
> dangerous unless done so (and even then somewhat dangerous).

There is nothing inherently dangerous in removing a directory tree. It
is possible for an "attacker" to prevent the termination, but it is
quite easy to ensure that it works correct.

Joerg


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