Re: Is /dev/shm needed?

From: Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2001 - 18:27:33 EST


On 16 Dec 2001, Robert Love wrote:

> have lots of memory to spare, give it a try. Mount /tmp or all of /var
> in tmpfs.

What? /var contains things like /var/spool/mail. I _really_ doubt
that mailboxes disappearing after reboot will make anyone happy.

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