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The Unofficial Ubuntu Starter Guide
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Q: How to clean /tmp/ folder contents on shutdown?

  1. Read General Notes
  2. sudo cp /etc/init.d/sysklogd /etc/init.d/sysklogd_backup
    sudo gedit /etc/init.d/sysklogd
  3. Find this section
    ...
      stop)
        log_begin_msg "Stopping system log daemon..."
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --exec $binpath --pidfile $pidfile
        log_end_msg $?
    ...
  4. Add the following line below it
        rm -fr /tmp/* /tmp/.??*
  5. Save the edited file (sample)
The Unofficial Ubuntu Starter Guide
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