Is it possible to prevent RH7 from cleaning /var/run/

swampthing001 · 02-10-2017, 10:17 AM

Is it possible to prevent Red Hat 7 from cleaning /var/run? I know I can edit /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d and have it create a directory when it reboots but is there a way from preventing it from deleting it in the first place?

rknichols · 02-10-2017, 10:43 AM

In RHEL 7, /var/run is symlinked to /run, which is a tmpfs that exists only in memory. It ceases to exist when you shut down or reboot. You would have to arrange for it to be created as an ordinary directory if you want it to be persistent, and then be prepared to deal with any problems from the stale files that might get left behind there.

swampthing001 · 02-10-2017, 10:50 AM

Thanks for getting back to me. This is what I figured. I created a conf file in the tmpfiles.d directory that basically creates the directory after cleanup. All is good though, Ill just make changes to the project. Thanks again.