On Tue, October 3, 2017 13:12, hw wrote: > Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org> writes: > >> Am 01.10.2017 um 17:21 schrieb hw: >>> Hi, >>> >>> how can I prevent files/directories like /var/run/mariadb from >>> being deleted on reboot? Lighttpd has the same problem. >>> >>> This breaks services and makes servers non-restartable by anyone >>> else but the administrator who needs to re-create the needed >>> files and directories every time and has to figure out what >>> selinux labels they need. This causes unnecessary downtimes. >>> >>> This is entirely inacceptable. This totally sucks. It will help you to avoid future unpleasant surprises if you take the time to read up on the Hierarchical File System (HFS) and its relation the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS). The directories /run and /var/run, which should be the same place on properly configured systems, are solely to be used for run-time data ONLY. The phrase run-time implies ephemeral data that is not preserved between restarts of the service much less reboots. -- *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail Do NOT open attachments nor follow links sent by e-Mail James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3