[clue-tech] procmail: /tmp vs /var/tmp

[Jeff Schroeder]

Angelo asked:

> I wanted to know where the best place to put my procmail lock file. 
> I'm thinking it should be /tmp and not /var/tmp because procmail
> shouldn't remain locked after a reboot.  Does this seem right to
> others?

According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, which many distros 
adhere to, lock files should be placed in /var/lock.  When the system 
is shut down, the shutdown scripts *should* delete any lock files in it 
before power-off.  That way, upon reboot you don't have any stale 
locks.

HTH,
Jeff