Node.JS fs.rename doesn't work

Question

Renaming a file on Debian Wheezy does not work using fs.rename or fs.renameSync.

This only happens in files moved from /tmp/ to another location.

The reporte

Answer 1

Debian Wheezy uses tmpfs for the /tmp folder by default.

This can be turned off by modifing /etc/default/rcS.

RAMTMP=yes

has to be set to

RAMTMP=no