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Re: RFC#16 - /etc/rc

To: "STeve Andre'" <andres@msu.edu>
Subject: Re: RFC#16 - /etc/rc
From: Felix Kronlage <fkr-ml@grummel.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:29:20 +0100
Cc: tech@openbsd.org
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On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 03:20:22PM -0500, STeve Andre' wrote:

> In the case of laptop users OpenBSD gets booted freqently.
> I once had an important file on /tmp (dumb, I know) which I
> hadn't moved to /u before shutting down.   I was able to recover
> it by booting into single user mode and moving it, but under
> your scheme it would have been lost.

well, leaving important data in /tmp is plain stupid.

-fkr, not seeing any benefit from neither having /tmp be cleared on shutdown
nor this discussion
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Follow-Ups:
- Re: RFC#16 - /etc/rc
  - From: "STeve Andre'" <andres@msu.edu>
- Re: RFC#16 - /etc/rc
  - From: Dries Schellekens <gwyllion@ace.ulyssis.org>

References:
- RFC#16 - /etc/rc
  - From: Ed White <ed@overminder.com>
- Re: RFC#16 - /etc/rc
  - From: "STeve Andre'" <andres@msu.edu>

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