[Mario Holbe] > Is it? Yes, mounting tmpfs on /var/run/ and /var/lock/ is supposed to work, and packages not handling it need to be fixed. And as you can see in /etc/init.d/, quite a few packages got this right already. A few got still it haven't been adjusted to work like that, and we should get those fixed soon.
> So, as long as the Debian policy doesn't handle this, I agree that we should update the policy to document this fact. > because if I would fix this, the submitter would surely come and > require me to handle the magic disappearing of files under /usr/bin > or directories under /usr/lib or whatever. If you believe this, you must have misunderstood what make /var/run/ and /var/lock/ special. They are supposed to be cleaned at boot, and this feature is not shared with /usr/bin/, /usr/lib or whatever. It is this property that make it OK to mount a tmpfs as /var/run/ and /var/lock/. Friendly, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
