https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tmp-and-tmpfs/m-p/4753457#M43652 it depends on how you created it.<BR /><BR />is it part of "/" ? then it is ext3 filesystem and therefore reboot scripts could rm files.<BR /><BR />if you specifically created it as a tmpfs then it gets recreated from scratch during reboot.<BR /><BR />I have never seen /tmp as a tmpfs only as a ext3 filesystem, but that does not mean it is not possbile.<BR /><BR />look in your /etc/fstab<BR />is there a separate entry for /tmp ? if so what type is specified ?<BR /> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:11:03 GMT Tim Nelson 2011-02-16T19:11:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tmp-and-tmpfs/m-p/4753456#M43651 How is /tmp handled in Linux? I know that in HP-UX we could control it from a file in /sbin/init.d to clear up on reboots and in SUN it is cleared up on reboots. Also i see when doing a df a tmpfs filesystem mounted on /dev/shm , Just curious what it is? Please help..<BR /><BR />Thanks<BR /><BR />Brian. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:34:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tmp-and-tmpfs/m-p/4753456#M43651 brian_31 2011-02-15T20:34:19Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tmp-and-tmpfs/m-p/4753457#M43652 it depends on how you created it.<BR /><BR />is it part of "/" ? then it is ext3 filesystem and therefore reboot scripts could rm files.<BR /><BR />if you specifically created it as a tmpfs then it gets recreated from scratch during reboot.<BR /><BR />I have never seen /tmp as a tmpfs only as a ext3 filesystem, but that does not mean it is not possbile.<BR /><BR />look in your /etc/fstab<BR />is there a separate entry for /tmp ? if so what type is specified ?<BR /> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:11:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tmp-and-tmpfs/m-p/4753457#M43652 Tim Nelson 2011-02-16T19:11:03Z