What are the temporary files created by Tuxedo 8.1 in /tmp

Question

Hello there,
I've noticed that Tuxedo is storing files into /tmp/tx000XCi002W08 !!??
Does anybody know when and why tuxedo is doing this ?
By the way is it possible to move the location of these temporary files somewhere else ?
My config infos:
- Tuxedo 8.1
- OS AIX 5.3TL6
- Domain is run using MP mode
- Domain is made of two LMIDs
Edited by [email protected] at 11/27/2007 9:03 AM

Answer 1

Herbert,
The temporary files stored in directories similar to /tmp/tx000XCi002W08 are
used to lock the Tuxedo VTOC (Virtual Table Of Contents) when it is updated.
This occurs when a TUXCONFIG, BDMCONFIG, or TLOG file is created, but does
not occur when the MIB updates one of these files or when a TLOG record is
written. These lock files are used to protect against two process creating,
destroying, or modifying the file list in a particular VTOC at the same
time.
As long as your application does not continually vary the location of the
TUXCONFIG, BDMCONFIG, or TLOG files, there should be only a small number of
such directories under /tmp. When Tuxedo is shut down, any such directories
can be safely removed.
Although the location of most temporary files in Tuxedo can be changed using
the TMPDIR environment variable, the location of the VTOC lock files cannot
be changed, since different processes could have different values of TMPDIR
Ed
<herbert koelman> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
Hello there,
I've noticed that Tuxedo is storing files into /tmp/tx000XCi002W08 !!??
Does anybody know when and why tuxedo is doing this ?
By the way is it possible to move the location of these temporary files
somewhere else ?
My config infos:
- Tuxedo 8.1
- OS AIX 5.3TL6
- Domain is run using MP mode
- Domain is made of two LMIDs
Edited by [email protected] at 11/27/2007 9:03 AM