> > Best practises also involve to generally not delete files unless you can > be sure that they can be deleted. That is probably what the FHS > intended by specifying that files in /var/run must be deleted/truncated > at boot time, assuming that the programs that created them would do this > (and then create them anew if needed), which can be assumed to be > reasonably safe since it implies that unknown files remain. > > For all I know, someones life could depend on a file that was placed > somewhere mistakenly. > What a strawman. You mean that person would still be alive if the file disappeared during boot rather than shutdown? jl -- Jon H. LaBadie jon at jgcomp.com 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (703) 935-6720 (C)