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FS#11690 - netcfg + wpa2 files in /tmp

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Andrew (abrouwers) - Wednesday, 08 October 2008, 23:14 GMT
Last edited by James Rayner (iphitus) - Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:45 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To James Rayner (iphitus)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: upon loading and unloading net-profiles through netcfg on my wpa2 network, /tmp continues to build up temporary files used for wpa_supplicant. Although these will eventually get removed through rc.sysinit, it doesn't seem ideal for one connecting to multiple networks.

Currently exists in 2.1.1-1:
bash-3.2$ ls /tmp/ | grep wpa | wc -l
4


Steps to reproduce:

Start and stop net-profiles several times and observe /tmp.
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Closed by  James Rayner (iphitus)
Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:45 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by James Rayner (iphitus) - Friday, 10 October 2008, 11:19 GMT
known. The extra work to keep track of them really isn't worth the non-existant savings.

they're absolutely tiny, I don't think it really matters.

Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Monday, 13 October 2008, 14:17 GMT
won't fix then?
Comment by Andrew (abrouwers) - Monday, 13 October 2008, 15:34 GMT
I don't think size is really the concern; it's just sloppy practice, don't you think?
Comment by Glenn Matthys (RedShift) - Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 22:45 GMT
I agree that it's sloppy practice. It should be fixed.
Comment by James Rayner (iphitus) - Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 23:23 GMT
already fixed in git. will close bug when I make a release.

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