In /var/tmp/ I have hundreds of empty directories with names like systemd-private-XoPYzz, and a few more are created each day. The correct behavior is to cleanup/remove these directories when they are no longer needed.
All files in /tmp which were not used within the last 10 days should be removed. This applies also to systemd-private-* directories. Did you alter the default configuration? Please see bug #866693.
What's preventing those directories to be removed when they are no longer used or on every reboot as opposed to have them cleaned on fixed interval as in every 10 days?
(In reply to comment #1) I did not change the default configuration; since the directories are in /var/tmp, automatic cleanup of /tmp does not affect them.
(In reply to comment #3) > (In reply to comment #1) > I did not change the default configuration; since the directories are in > /var/tmp, automatic cleanup of /tmp does not affect them. Automatic cleanup happens in both directories. However, it's 30d instead of 10d, see /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf.
This is fixed in F19, as these temporary directories are removed when we shut down a service.
systemd-201-2.fc18.1 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/systemd-201-2.fc18.1
Package systemd-201-2.fc18.2: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing systemd-201-2.fc18.2' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.2 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
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systemd-201-2.fc18.6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.6
Package systemd-201-2.fc18.6: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing systemd-201-2.fc18.6' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.6 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
systemd-201-2.fc18.6 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.