How to change /tmp in linux discovery to a different path?

Question

Hi All,

We have a requirement to change the default /tmp path for Linux server discovery to a different path. In other words, in our Linux servers the /tmp partition is "noexec" and therefore in Linux discovery wizard, SCOM cannot execute getOSVersion.sh script and run agent package. I wanted to know if there is any way to change this default path to another path?

Regards,

Alireza

Answer 1

Hello Alireza,

Hope you are doing well today! To change the /tmp directory in Linux to a different path, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory that will be used as the new temporary directory. For example, mkdir /newtmp.
2. Change the ownership and permissions of the new directory so that it is usable as a temporary directory. For example, chown root:root /newtmp and chmod 1777 /newtmp.
3. Modify the /etc/fstab file to mount the new temporary directory as /tmp at boot time. For example, add the line /newtmp /tmp none bind 0 0 to the file.
4. Unmount the current /tmp directory. For example, umount /tmp.
5. Mount the new /tmp directory. For example, mount /tmp.
6. Verify that the change was successful by checking the content of the /tmp directory. For example, ls -la /tmp.

Please make sure I assume that you have root access to the system. Before making any changes to the /etc/fstab file, make sure to backup the file to prevent any data loss.

Regards,

Umang Middha