When you log into the console, a directory is created
under the wstemp directory that represents the user ID used to log in.
Within this directory a workspace folder is created to store temporary
configuration data. PQ78824 cleans up this temporary workspace, but does
not completely delete the folders within the Install_ROOT/wstemp
directory.
Here are some scenarios and explanations of the expected behavior for
5.0.2.3+, 5.1.1+, and all versions of 6.0 which all include the PQ78824
fix:
- Log into the console and log out; the userid folder under
Install_ROOT/wstemp remains, but the contents are removed.
- This is expected. Only the workspace directory inside
wstemp directory is cleaned up.
- When a user logs in, a directory inside wstemp is also
created wstemp/<string hashcode of userid>/workspace.
- All configuration data is temporarily stored in this
workspace directory. This is the only directory cleaned after installing
PQ78824. The fix does NOT clean up the wstemp/<string hashcode of
userid> directory.
- Log into the console, change something, log out; the folder under
Install_ROOT/wstemp remains and all contents are removed except a
preferences.xml file.
- This is valid, because preferences.xml stores the user
specific customizations made in the administrative console.
- Each time the a user logs in, their preferences are
retrieved from preferences.xml in the wstemp/<string hashcode of
userid> directory. This is explained in the Information Center
under "Specifying
console preferences".
- Log into the administrative console, then log out to close the browser
This cleans up the wstemp directory. PQ78824 avoids any accidental cleanup
of configuration files.
- Start wsadmin, then exit.
- The Install_ROOT/wstemp directory for wsadmin is
removed.
- The preferences.xml file is removed because it is not used
by wsadmin.
Additional Notes
- PQ78824 is included in cumulative fixes 5.0.2.3+ and
5.1.1+ For more details on downloads, see Recommended
Fixes.
- The Install_ROOT/wstemp/* directories can be safely
deleted if all users are logged out of the console and no administration
scripting is currently running (wstemp, ws_ANT, etc)
- The workaround to remove folders under the wstemp
directory if PQ78824 has not been applied is the following: To delete the
files, a cron job can be run every night to delete files that are 2 days
old. This is a limited workaround as some files that are a day or less old
can be 33 MB per file. A cron job can also be used to clean up the empty
directories even after PQ78824 has been applied.
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