25 Sep
2008
25 Sep
'08
3:44 p.m.
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 05:21:44PM -0400, Doc Shipley wrote:
Alexander Schreiber wrote:
If the cleanup tools touch any file under the control of the package
manager, visiting the author of said tools with a 2x4 is in order ;-)
Regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:07:55AM -0500, Jim
Leonard wrote:
One small word of caution - some filesystem cleanup utilities
evaluate "unused" files by atime. RedHat and AIX both do, although both
by default limit cleanup to /tmp, /var/tmp, man-page cache directories,
etc. If you have the cleanup tools tweaked aggressively and turn on
noatime, you'll notice in about 30 days. :) Alexander Schreiber wrote:
And missing that will also greatly reduce the live expectancy of your
flash device. - mount the filesystem(s) on the CF with noatime
(so reads don't cause
writes)
*That* is great advice for a CF. Most people miss that.