On Thu, 2017-08-17 at 16:01 -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:> This is a listing. > > total 44 > drwx------ 2 root root 6 Aug 17 15:36 lu26465gujqup.tmp > drwx------ 2 root root 8192 Aug 17 15:37 lu27063gukci0.tmp > drwx------ 2 root root 8192 Aug 17 15:43 lu3205guot5q.tmp > drwx------ 2 root root 8192 Aug 17 15:48 lu4177guts1n.tmp > drwx------ 2 root root 6 Aug 17 15:36 pulse-PKdhtXMmr18n > drwx------ 3 root root 16 Aug 17 15:39 > systemd-private-e02ca338bba64326ab00789706c3de4b-colord.service-B3EzVm > drwx------ 3 root root 16 Aug 17 15:39 > systemd-private-e02ca338bba64326ab00789706c3de4b-rtkit-daemon.service-Z5MlFp > drwx------ 2 root root 6 Mar 1 2016 tracker-extract-files.1000 > > > Its the XXXXXXX.tmp directory that seem to be filling up... They have .tmp > files in the directory. > > or the tracker-extract-files is also an unknown. > > What is that? how do I stop it ? >It's where tracker extracts files. Google for "centos7 tracker disable" I suspect the lu*.tmp directories are from when tracker uses LO to extract and index documents. If you don't use, or want to use, tracker, then disable tracker. P.
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:46:12PM +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:> On Thu, 2017-08-17 at 16:01 -0400, Jerry Geis wrote: > > This is a listing. > > > > total 44 > > drwx------ 2 root root 6 Aug 17 15:36 lu26465gujqup.tmp > > drwx------ 2 root root 8192 Aug 17 15:37 lu27063gukci0.tmp > > drwx------ 2 root root 8192 Aug 17 15:43 lu3205guot5q.tmp > > drwx------ 2 root root 8192 Aug 17 15:48 lu4177guts1n.tmp > > drwx------ 2 root root 6 Aug 17 15:36 pulse-PKdhtXMmr18n > > drwx------ 3 root root 16 Aug 17 15:39 > > systemd-private-e02ca338bba64326ab00789706c3de4b-colord.service-B3EzVm > > drwx------ 3 root root 16 Aug 17 15:39 > > systemd-private-e02ca338bba64326ab00789706c3de4b-rtkit-daemon.service-Z5MlFp > > drwx------ 2 root root 6 Mar 1 2016 tracker-extract-files.1000 > > > > > > Its the XXXXXXX.tmp directory that seem to be filling up... They have .tmp > > files in the directory. > > > > or the tracker-extract-files is also an unknown. > > > > What is that? how do I stop it ? > > > It's where tracker extracts files. > > Google for "centos7 tracker disable" > > I suspect the lu*.tmp directories are from when tracker uses LO to > extract and index documents. > > If you don't use, or want to use, tracker, then disable tracker. > > P.Hmm. was unaware of tracker-etc. what are these indexes used for? I can't think of anything I do on the system that would need to know all bout some arbitrary file somewhere on the filesysystem, so why would this be useful? thanks in advance! Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) -----------------------------
On Thu, 2017-08-17 at 20:05 -0400, Fred Smith wrote:> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:46:12PM +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2017-08-17 at 16:01 -0400, Jerry Geis wrote: > > > > > > This is a listing. > > > > > > total 44 > > > drwx------ 2 root????root???????6 Aug 17 15:36 lu26465gujqup.tmp > > > drwx------ 2 root????root????8192 Aug 17 15:37 lu27063gukci0.tmp > > > drwx------ 2 root????root????8192 Aug 17 15:43 lu3205guot5q.tmp > > > drwx------ 2 root????root????8192 Aug 17 15:48 lu4177guts1n.tmp > > > drwx------ 2 root????root???????6 Aug 17 15:36 pulse-PKdhtXMmr18n > > > drwx------ 3 root????root??????16 Aug 17 15:39 > > > systemd-private-e02ca338bba64326ab00789706c3de4b-colord.service- > > > B3EzVm > > > drwx------ 3 root????root??????16 Aug 17 15:39 > > > systemd-private-e02ca338bba64326ab00789706c3de4b-rtkit- > > > daemon.service-Z5MlFp > > > drwx------ 2 root????root????????6 Mar??1??2016 tracker-extract- > > > files.1000 > > > > > > > > > Its the XXXXXXX.tmp directory that seem to be filling up... They > > > have .tmp > > > files in the directory. > > > > > > or the tracker-extract-files is also an unknown. > > > > > > What is that? how do I stop it ? > > > > > It's where tracker extracts files. > > > > Google for "centos7 tracker disable" > > > > I suspect the lu*.tmp directories are from when tracker uses LO to > > extract and index documents. > > > > If you don't use, or want to use, tracker, then disable tracker. > > > > P. > Hmm. was unaware of tracker-etc. what are these indexes used for? > I can't think of anything I do on the system that would need to know > all bout some arbitrary file somewhere on the filesysystem, so why > would this be useful? > > thanks in advance! > > FredA more interesting question would be: Where would one go to completely STOP these files from being created / cached / logged / stored etc? EGO II
On 08/17/2017 05:05 PM, Fred Smith wrote:> Hmm. was unaware of tracker-etc. what are these indexes used for? > I can't think of anything I do on the system that would need to know > all bout some arbitrary file somewhere on the filesysystem, so why > would this be useful? > > thanks in advance!My main desktop is a CentOS 7 installation, and Tracker is a very useful desktop search tool when I need to find a local file by using a keyword. I need to use it almost every a few minutes. -- Yan Li