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Prevent a directory in /tmp from being deleted


Paritioning Scheme: Arch Linux server & laptopWhat are correct permissions for /tmp ? I unintentionally set it all public recursivelyWhat can go wrong if /var/tmp is on a temporary filesystem?Small RAM-based /tmpDo Links to /tmp files get deleted?Moving /tmp folder to different location. Problems with /tmp not being emptiedFolder in /tmp won't delete despite the computer being restartedis /tmp guaranteed to exist?tmp directory for development that gets cleared regularly?When are files from /tmp deleted?






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I often use the /tmp directory on my Linux machine for storing temporary files (e.g. PDFs from a site that wants me to download it first etc.) and I often create a directory with my username. But at every startup it (including all files) gets deleted. Now I know I can put it in /var/tmp, but I want all its contents to be deleted, but for the directory itself to be kept.
So:



tmp
 |- me # this should stay
 | |- foo1 # this should be deleted...
 | |- bar1 # ...and this as well
 |- other stuff...


Is there any way to do this? Maybe with permissions or with a special configuration?






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  • As a workaround, you might put some code into your shell's login files to "test & mkdir" as needed.

    – Jeff Schaller♦
    1 hour ago






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    If the files are not temporary, don't store them under /tmp. If you want, create a $HOME/tmp directory and store them there instead.

    – Kusalananda♦
    1 hour ago

















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I often use the /tmp directory on my Linux machine for storing temporary files (e.g. PDFs from a site that wants me to download it first etc.) and I often create a directory with my username. But at every startup it (including all files) gets deleted. Now I know I can put it in /var/tmp, but I want all its contents to be deleted, but for the directory itself to be kept.
So:



tmp
 |- me # this should stay
 | |- foo1 # this should be deleted...
 | |- bar1 # ...and this as well
 |- other stuff...


Is there any way to do this? Maybe with permissions or with a special configuration?






tmp







share|improve this question









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  • As a workaround, you might put some code into your shell's login files to "test & mkdir" as needed.

    – Jeff Schaller♦
    1 hour ago






  • 1





    If the files are not temporary, don't store them under /tmp. If you want, create a $HOME/tmp directory and store them there instead.

    – Kusalananda♦
    1 hour ago













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I often use the /tmp directory on my Linux machine for storing temporary files (e.g. PDFs from a site that wants me to download it first etc.) and I often create a directory with my username. But at every startup it (including all files) gets deleted. Now I know I can put it in /var/tmp, but I want all its contents to be deleted, but for the directory itself to be kept.
So:



tmp
 |- me # this should stay
 | |- foo1 # this should be deleted...
 | |- bar1 # ...and this as well
 |- other stuff...


Is there any way to do this? Maybe with permissions or with a special configuration?






tmp







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I often use the /tmp directory on my Linux machine for storing temporary files (e.g. PDFs from a site that wants me to download it first etc.) and I often create a directory with my username. But at every startup it (including all files) gets deleted. Now I know I can put it in /var/tmp, but I want all its contents to be deleted, but for the directory itself to be kept.
So:



tmp
 |- me # this should stay
 | |- foo1 # this should be deleted...
 | |- bar1 # ...and this as well
 |- other stuff...


Is there any way to do this? Maybe with permissions or with a special configuration?






tmp




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  • As a workaround, you might put some code into your shell's login files to "test & mkdir" as needed.

    – Jeff Schaller♦
    1 hour ago






  • 1





    If the files are not temporary, don't store them under /tmp. If you want, create a $HOME/tmp directory and store them there instead.

    – Kusalananda♦
    1 hour ago

















  • As a workaround, you might put some code into your shell's login files to "test & mkdir" as needed.

    – Jeff Schaller♦
    1 hour ago






  • 1





    If the files are not temporary, don't store them under /tmp. If you want, create a $HOME/tmp directory and store them there instead.

    – Kusalananda♦
    1 hour ago
















As a workaround, you might put some code into your shell's login files to "test & mkdir" as needed.

– Jeff Schaller♦
1 hour ago





As a workaround, you might put some code into your shell's login files to "test & mkdir" as needed.

– Jeff Schaller♦
1 hour ago




1




1





If the files are not temporary, don't store them under /tmp. If you want, create a $HOME/tmp directory and store them there instead.

– Kusalananda♦
1 hour ago





If the files are not temporary, don't store them under /tmp. If you want, create a $HOME/tmp directory and store them there instead.

– Kusalananda♦
1 hour ago










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I use pam-tmpdir for this: it creates a user-private temporary directory at login. To set it up, add



session optional pam_tmpdir.so


to the appropriate PAM services; the next time you log in, you’ll find a directory under /tmp/user with your user id, and TMP and TMPDIR set appropriately.






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  • Could you explain what the appropriate PAM services are and how the line can be added to them? What files should be edited?

    – terdon♦
    31 mins ago


















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One solution would be to use a @reboot cron job:



@reboot mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


Adding this to your crontab with crontab -e would make it execute whenever the machine boots up.



Or, use



mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


in your shell's startup file.



In either case, you may also want to use



TMPDIR=/tmp/$USER
export TMPDIR


in your shell's startup file if you want to use that directory as the default temporary directory.






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    I use pam-tmpdir for this: it creates a user-private temporary directory at login. To set it up, add



    session optional pam_tmpdir.so


    to the appropriate PAM services; the next time you log in, you’ll find a directory under /tmp/user with your user id, and TMP and TMPDIR set appropriately.






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    I use pam-tmpdir for this: it creates a user-private temporary directory at login. To set it up, add



    session optional pam_tmpdir.so


    to the appropriate PAM services; the next time you log in, you’ll find a directory under /tmp/user with your user id, and TMP and TMPDIR set appropriately.






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    I use pam-tmpdir for this: it creates a user-private temporary directory at login. To set it up, add



    session optional pam_tmpdir.so


    to the appropriate PAM services; the next time you log in, you’ll find a directory under /tmp/user with your user id, and TMP and TMPDIR set appropriately.






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    I use pam-tmpdir for this: it creates a user-private temporary directory at login. To set it up, add



    session optional pam_tmpdir.so


    to the appropriate PAM services; the next time you log in, you’ll find a directory under /tmp/user with your user id, and TMP and TMPDIR set appropriately.







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    Could you explain what the appropriate PAM services are and how the line can be added to them? What files should be edited?

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    One solution would be to use a @reboot cron job:



    @reboot mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


    Adding this to your crontab with crontab -e would make it execute whenever the machine boots up.



    Or, use



    mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


    in your shell's startup file.



    In either case, you may also want to use



    TMPDIR=/tmp/$USER
    export TMPDIR


    in your shell's startup file if you want to use that directory as the default temporary directory.






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      One solution would be to use a @reboot cron job:



      @reboot mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


      Adding this to your crontab with crontab -e would make it execute whenever the machine boots up.



      Or, use



      mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


      in your shell's startup file.



      In either case, you may also want to use



      TMPDIR=/tmp/$USER
      export TMPDIR


      in your shell's startup file if you want to use that directory as the default temporary directory.






      share|improve this answer

























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        One solution would be to use a @reboot cron job:



        @reboot mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


        Adding this to your crontab with crontab -e would make it execute whenever the machine boots up.



        Or, use



        mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


        in your shell's startup file.



        In either case, you may also want to use



        TMPDIR=/tmp/$USER
        export TMPDIR


        in your shell's startup file if you want to use that directory as the default temporary directory.






        share|improve this answer













        One solution would be to use a @reboot cron job:



        @reboot mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


        Adding this to your crontab with crontab -e would make it execute whenever the machine boots up.



        Or, use



        mkdir -p "/tmp/$USER"


        in your shell's startup file.



        In either case, you may also want to use



        TMPDIR=/tmp/$USER
        export TMPDIR


        in your shell's startup file if you want to use that directory as the default temporary directory.







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