Re: [CentOS] Missing File

On 6/15/06, dennis dennis@bulacan.gov.ph wrote:

hi sir lary thank you for your quick responce, yesterday one file missing when is reboot my box i checked /tmp the file is missing ,so i checked /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit for a while for what's happening,thank you again sir lary

There is also a program called tmpwatch which runs by default in a daily cron job. This process cleans out older files in /var/tmp and /tmp in an effort to help administrators. Longterm things should not be stored in /tmp or /var/tmp as they are temporary directories, and can be subject to cleanings such as this. For more information about the process, man tmpwatch or take a look at the cron job in /etc/cron.daily/