I have two /tmp

[mfaridi]

I install FreeBSD 7 with default partitioning and installer make my hard automatic partition . when I browse my HDD , I see I have two
/tmp

one of them is in here

/var/tmp


and other is here

/tmp


many program use /tmp and this partition is not big so sometimes this /tmp fulled and my system sometimes hang and sometime Gnome can not start , and I have to clear and delete all thing in /tmp and /var/tmp and after that my system work good

how I can set all packages use /var/tmp and do not use /tmp ???


this is mydf -h


Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/ad10s1a 496M 245M 211M 54% /
devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev
/dev/ad10s1e 496M 578K 456M 0% /tmp
/dev/ad10s1f 140G 90G 38G 70% /usr
/dev/ad10s1d 1.9G 438M 1.3G 24% /var

[Maledictus]

You only have one /tmp, it's /tmp, /var/tmp ist something different. Afaik the usual distinction is that the contents of /var/tmp survives a reboot, while /tmp does not. I have
clear_tmp_enable="YES"
in my /etc/rc.conf. That helps :)

[Ole]

in some case you may define $TMPPATH environment for /var/tmp, but will be better if you make symlinks.
But usually both tmp location usage for difference task and such action not needed. May by if you set in /etc/rc.conf

clear_tmp_enable="YES" # Clear /tmp at startup.
clear_tmp_X="YES" # Clear and recreate X11-related directories in
all your problem with gnome away?

[mfaridi]

Thanks Guys , but I put all of them before and they work , but I want only application use one /tmp , not two /tmp

[graudeejs]

have you ever hear of symbolic links?
try it... (link one to another)

[mfaridi]

have you ever hear of symbolic links?
try it... (link one to another)
where I make this link ??

[richardpl]

Click on right mouse button, and than popup will appear asking you to create new shortcut, be sure you click on desktop and not on any window.

[harisman]

First decide what "tmp" dir you want to use, depending on your partition scheme and the available size.

This is one example, if you have adequate disk space on the /var partition and want to use the /var/tmp , move the /tmp/* files to /var/tmp/ , erase the /tmp dir and then create the symbolic link as killasmurf86 mentioned:

mv /tmp/* /var/tmp && rmdir /tmp && ln -s /var/tmp /tmp

.. and vice versa, if you want to use the /tmp.

[SirDice]

The difference is historical. On Solaris /tmp is actually the same partition as the swap. So by using /tmp you're eating away virtual memory. Something to remember if you're on one.

On my fbsd system I have an 8GB /tmp as I regularly open big archives in gnome's File Roler. Left /var/tmp for what it is.

[graudeejs]

where I make this link ??


$ man ln (http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ln&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+7.0-RELEASE&format=html)

[ale]

man hier

[hydra]

ln -s /var/tmp /tmp