[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#385050: Fwd: Re: initscripts: TMPTIME cleanup doesn't work in /tmp

Ritesh Raj Sarraf rrs at researchut.com
Thu Oct 12 12:36:29 UTC 2006


On Thursday 12 October 2006 17:33, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Most files have got the atime of 12/10/2006. That should be because once I
> use the Konqueror file manager to view /tmp, it would be accessing the
> files/folders to extract the metadata.
>
> If what I've understood is correct, shouldn't we implement something else
> in bootclean.sh because desktop users will keep browsing files/folders
> using a file manager ?

Yes, I can confirm that the filemanager is the culprint, in my case Konqueror.

The listing before browsing /tmp through Konqueror

geeKISSexy:/tmp# ls -lu
total 81600
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs      24738 2006-10-09 19:48 bookmarks.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs        902 2006-10-12 17:08 bootclean
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      4374 2006-10-12 16:57 cisco_oops
-rw------- 1 rrs  rrs   10379264 2006-10-12 16:57 core.11599
-rw------- 1 rrs  rrs   10387456 2006-10-12 16:57 core.11664
drwxr-xr-x 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 eric4-snapshot-20061009/
drwxr-xr-x 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 features/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gconfd-rrs/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-1CpRrx/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-MPyyzV/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-RaEGbO/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-uEXGHt/
drwxr-xr-x 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 hsperfdata_rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 5 rrs  users     4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ipw3945-1.1.0/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    196361 2006-10-08 20:47 ipw3945-1.1.0.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs   27607606 2006-10-11 19:07 
kdepim-doc_4%3a3.5.5-1_all.deb
drwx------ 2 root root      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 kde-root/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 kde-rrs/
drwx------ 3 root root      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ksocket-root/
drwx------ 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ksocket-rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 luvcview-20060920/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 1970-01-01 05:30 orbit-rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 4 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 plugins/
drwxr-xr-x 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 pypt-offline-temp/
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs   52575786 2006-10-11 19:07 pypt-offline-upgrade.zip
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs      15334 2006-10-12 16:57 quickcam.jpg
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ssh-rjzJGe5820/
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp1bc4a8a1.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp20fe046a.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3308 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp28bbd34b.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp3089ec28.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        951 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp37972643.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp3c054c03.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3206 2006-10-12 17:12 tmp511627d7.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        951 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp54e7fd00.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp5a7feee5.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp5db1bab0.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp6d404aba.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3206 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp6f52f5b6.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3228 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp77d1feac.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp7d37995d.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 16:57 tmp7e73d1e2.tmp
-rw------- 1 root root         0 2006-10-12 16:51 tmp.AADKG19651
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     37000 2006-10-12 16:57 uvcvideo.ko
drwxr-xr-x 2  884   201     4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-any-any-update104/
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-distrib/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 2  884   201     4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-tools-any-update2/
drwxr-xr-x 3  503 uucp      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vpnclient/
-rw------- 1 rrs  rrs       1365 2006-10-12 16:58 zmann8cH1i

The listing after browsing /tmp through Konqueror

geeKISSexy:/tmp# ls -lu
total 81600
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs      24738 2006-10-09 19:48 bookmarks.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs        902 2006-10-12 18:03 bootclean
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      4374 2006-10-12 18:03 cisco_oops
-rw------- 1 rrs  rrs   10379264 2006-10-12 18:03 core.11599
-rw------- 1 rrs  rrs   10387456 2006-10-12 18:03 core.11664
drwxr-xr-x 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 eric4-snapshot-20061009/
drwxr-xr-x 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 features/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gconfd-rrs/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-1CpRrx/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-MPyyzV/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-RaEGbO/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 gpg-uEXGHt/
drwxr-xr-x 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 hsperfdata_rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 5 rrs  users     4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ipw3945-1.1.0/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    196361 2006-10-08 20:47 ipw3945-1.1.0.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs   27607606 2006-10-11 19:07 
kdepim-doc_4%3a3.5.5-1_all.deb
drwx------ 2 root root      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 kde-root/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 kde-rrs/
drwx------ 3 root root      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ksocket-root/
drwx------ 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ksocket-rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 luvcview-20060920/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 1970-01-01 05:30 orbit-rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 4 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 plugins/
drwxr-xr-x 3 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 pypt-offline-temp/
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs   52575786 2006-10-11 19:07 pypt-offline-upgrade.zip
-rw-r--r-- 1 rrs  rrs      15334 2006-10-12 16:57 quickcam.jpg
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 ssh-rjzJGe5820/
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp1bc4a8a1.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp20fe046a.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3308 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp28bbd34b.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp3089ec28.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        951 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp37972643.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp3c054c03.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3206 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp511627d7.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        951 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp54e7fd00.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp5a7feee5.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp5db1bab0.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp6d404aba.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3206 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp6f52f5b6.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       3228 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp77d1feac.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs       1051 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp7d37995d.tmp
-r-------- 1 rrs  rrs        218 2006-10-12 18:03 tmp7e73d1e2.tmp
-rw------- 1 root root         0 2006-10-12 16:51 tmp.AADKG19651
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     37000 2006-10-12 18:03 uvcvideo.ko
drwxr-xr-x 2  884   201     4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-any-any-update104/
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-distrib/
drwx------ 2 rrs  rrs       4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-rrs/
drwxr-xr-x 2  884   201     4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vmware-tools-any-update2/
drwxr-xr-x 3  503 uucp      4096 2006-10-12 17:36 vpnclient/
-rw------- 1 rrs  rrs       1365 2006-10-12 18:03 zmann8cH1i


Will we implement a different mechanism to do clean-ups for /tmp ?

Thanks,
Ritesh
-- 
Ritesh Raj Sarraf
RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com
"Necessity is the mother of invention."
"Stealing logic from one person is plagiarism, stealing from many is 
research."
"The great are those who achieve the impossible, the petty are those who 
cannot - rrs"
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