[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] Can't create location

[Hamish]

Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:

> The /tmp/grass6-<user>-<pid> directories contain per-session state
> (the $GISRC file, as well as any sockets used for display monitors).
>
> There should be one such directory created for each session. They
> should be deleted when the session terminates, but they are often left
> behind. Stale directories shouldn't cause any problems, unless they
> are owned by someone other than the user.


Common reasons for /tmp/grass6-<user>-.. being left behind are when the
GUI startup menu is given but the user presses Cancel, or when creating
a new location from EPSG code on the startup GUI (exit & restart).

>From looking at my /tmp dir I seem to accumulate them at a rate of about
one every four days or uptime, FWTW.


Hamish