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How can I mount a tmpfs without root?

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Mar 15, 20265306 views
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I'm on a managed machine but I'd like to create a folder stored in RAM for temporary storage, how might I do this?

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AFAIK, you can't create a new tmpfs mount without root privileges. However, many Linux distos provide a tmpfs mount on that's writable by all users. If it's there, you should be able to abuse use that to store your temporary directory. On RHEL4/RHEL…

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