Re: /tmp directory

"Warren E Bullock III" <wbullock_at_twcny.rr.com> wrote in news:nQR29.69842$A35.13202517_at_twister.nyroc.rr.com:

> I was trying to install oracle and as it was trying to write to the
> /tmp directory it failed... the installation got about 30 percent
> through and then complained that the /tmp directory did not have
> enough space to complete the installation... :-( When I installed
> Redhat 7.3 I let the machine configure the partitions... Can I
> re-install and configure the partitions differently to give the /tmp
> directory much more space.. I know that the installation gave the
> /usr partition 12 GIG.. Should I re-install and give the /usr
> partition less.. What partition does the /tmp directory reside on?
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> -Warren E Bullock III
>
>
>

This is really a linux question. However....

Yes, you can reinstall and give /tmp more space. Where you choose to get that space from is up to you. Since you didn't post the output of a df, we have no idea what your current setup is like.

/tmp is on whatever partition you created it on. cd to /tmp, do a "df ." and you'll see what partition you are on.

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