Article 6NMGR Systemd 256.1 Fixes "systemd-tmpfiles" Unexpectedly Deleting Your /home Directory

Systemd 256.1 Fixes "systemd-tmpfiles" Unexpectedly Deleting Your /home Directory

by
Michael Larabel
from Phoronix on (#6NMGR)
For those running the command "systemd-tmpfiles --purge" and think that this command just deletes your temporary files, think again and watch out. In reality it will delete all files and directories created by a tmpfiles.d entry... Including the /home that is created by systemd-tmpfiles' home.conf. With users being bitten in recent days by this behavior when they were just expecting tmp files to be removed, systemd 256.1 is now available and does have a change to avoid inadvertently deleting your all-important home directory...
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