What is the purpose of /var/run directory?
Issue
- The /var/run directory contains lot of files and is increasing while the system is running.
- What is the purpose of this directory?
- Why files/directorys are deleted from /var/run after reboot ?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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