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

[Angelo Bertolli]

>If you mean you're using a Procmail PID file (a simple one-line text 
>file containing the process ID of the running Procmail daemon), then 
>perhaps you should use /var/run instead.  Per the FHS:
>
>"This directory contains system information data describing the system 
>since it was booted. Files under this directory must be cleared 
>(removed or truncated as appropriate) at the beginning of the boot 
>process. Programs may have a subdirectory of /var/run; this is 
>encouraged for programs that use more than one run-time file."
>
>Is that more along the lines of what you're after?
>
>  
>
No, but thanks for the ideas.  I tested it out to see if it would at 
least work. Since I'm using DROPPRIVS=yes in my procmailrc file, I need 
something sort of public.  I'm going to leave it in 
/tmp/spamassassin.lock for now.

Thanks,
Angelo