diff --git a/plugins/inputs/conntrack/conntrack_test.go b/plugins/inputs/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
index c457006ac3dde7c275aaa3d3e5559811584c1a7f..9c144afe84e5380e7cc2bde85c7b2ee0570db7c7 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 package conntrack
 
 import (
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func restoreDflts(savedFiles, savedDirs []string) {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func TestDefaultsUsed(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(tmpdir, "ip_conntrack_count")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
 
 	dfltDirs = []string{tmpdir}
 	fname := path.Base(tmpFile.Name())
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ func TestConfigsUsed(t *testing.T) {
 	cntFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(tmpdir, "nf_conntrack_count")
 	maxFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(tmpdir, "nf_conntrack_max")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.Remove(cntFile.Name())
+	defer os.Remove(maxFile.Name())
 
 	dfltDirs = []string{tmpdir}
 	cntFname := path.Base(cntFile.Name())
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener_test.go b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener_test.go
index 65ee0db94531c159adacea8f7b1ecdb24b77cc9d..4370ac577230498dfaefdd66b2cf5fbf697858ce 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package socket_listener
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -50,14 +52,17 @@ func TestSocketListener_tcp_tls(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSocketListener_unix_tls(t *testing.T) {
-	defer testEmptyLog(t)()
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "socket_listener.TestSocketListener_unix_tls.sock")
 
 	sl := newSocketListener()
-	sl.ServiceAddress = "unix:///tmp/telegraf_test.sock"
+	sl.ServiceAddress = "unix://" + sock
 	sl.ServerConfig = *pki.TLSServerConfig()
 
 	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
-	err := sl.Start(acc)
+	err = sl.Start(acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer sl.Stop()
 
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ func TestSocketListener_unix_tls(t *testing.T) {
 	tlsCfg.InsecureSkipVerify = true
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	secureClient, err := tls.Dial("unix", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock", tlsCfg)
+	secureClient, err := tls.Dial("unix", sock, tlsCfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	testSocketListener(t, sl, secureClient)
@@ -108,38 +113,48 @@ func TestSocketListener_udp(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSocketListener_unix(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "socket_listener.TestSocketListener_unix.sock")
+
 	defer testEmptyLog(t)()
 
-	os.Create("/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
+	os.Create(sock)
 	sl := newSocketListener()
-	sl.ServiceAddress = "unix:///tmp/telegraf_test.sock"
+	sl.ServiceAddress = "unix://" + sock
 	sl.ReadBufferSize = 1024
 
 	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
-	err := sl.Start(acc)
+	err = sl.Start(acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer sl.Stop()
 
-	client, err := net.Dial("unix", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
+	client, err := net.Dial("unix", sock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	testSocketListener(t, sl, client)
 }
 
 func TestSocketListener_unixgram(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "socket_listener.TestSocketListener_unixgram.sock")
+
 	defer testEmptyLog(t)()
 
-	os.Create("/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
+	os.Create(sock)
 	sl := newSocketListener()
-	sl.ServiceAddress = "unixgram:///tmp/telegraf_test.sock"
+	sl.ServiceAddress = "unixgram://" + sock
 	sl.ReadBufferSize = 1024
 
 	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
-	err := sl.Start(acc)
+	err = sl.Start(acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer sl.Stop()
 
-	client, err := net.Dial("unixgram", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
+	client, err := net.Dial("unixgram", sock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	testSocketListener(t, sl, client)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5425_test.go b/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5425_test.go
index cac2bf7e176f0e6fbe931e727c9dfb6a0a237747..1b69e60234be896f9ecde5c831b71e25dd998839 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5425_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5425_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ package syslog
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -504,17 +507,33 @@ func TestStrictWithZeroKeepAlive_tcp_tls(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStrict_unix(t *testing.T) {
-	testStrictRFC5425(t, "unix", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock", false, nil)
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "syslog.TestStrict_unix.sock")
+	testStrictRFC5425(t, "unix", sock, false, nil)
 }
 
 func TestBestEffort_unix(t *testing.T) {
-	testBestEffortRFC5425(t, "unix", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock", false, nil)
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "syslog.TestBestEffort_unix.sock")
+	testBestEffortRFC5425(t, "unix", sock, false, nil)
 }
 
 func TestStrict_unix_tls(t *testing.T) {
-	testStrictRFC5425(t, "unix", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock", true, nil)
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "syslog.TestStrict_unix_tls.sock")
+	testStrictRFC5425(t, "unix", sock, true, nil)
 }
 
 func TestBestEffort_unix_tls(t *testing.T) {
-	testBestEffortRFC5425(t, "unix", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock", true, nil)
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "syslog.TestBestEffort_unix_tls.sock")
+	testBestEffortRFC5425(t, "unix", sock, true, nil)
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5426_test.go b/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5426_test.go
index becd1c4b5e6b51bf570a484bd42d8a74240aa6a9..cae465189ea110c05a2b65505eb05dbc9334c2b9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5426_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/syslog/rfc5426_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package syslog
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -274,15 +276,21 @@ func TestStrict_udp(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBestEffort_unixgram(t *testing.T) {
-	sockname := "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock"
-	os.Create(sockname)
-	testRFC5426(t, "unixgram", sockname, true)
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "syslog.TestBestEffort_unixgram.sock")
+	os.Create(sock)
+	testRFC5426(t, "unixgram", sock, true)
 }
 
 func TestStrict_unixgram(t *testing.T) {
-	sockname := "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock"
-	os.Create(sockname)
-	testRFC5426(t, "unixgram", sockname, false)
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "syslog.TestStrict_unixgram.sock")
+	os.Create(sock)
+	testRFC5426(t, "unixgram", sock, false)
 }
 
 func TestTimeIncrement_udp(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/syslog/syslog_test.go b/plugins/inputs/syslog/syslog_test.go
index 8fa0d9c943dcf06a5b1e872f8cc949ae37e6bfc4..66568380e95a66d757acd82a1433cadd382012f1 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/syslog/syslog_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/syslog/syslog_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package syslog
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -41,12 +44,17 @@ func TestAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "unknown protocol 'unsupported' in 'example.com:6514'")
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "syslog.TestAddress.sock")
+
 	rec = &Syslog{
-		Address: "unixgram:///tmp/telegraf.sock",
+		Address: "unixgram://" + sock,
 	}
 	err = rec.Start(&testutil.Accumulator{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, "/tmp/telegraf.sock", rec.Address)
+	require.Equal(t, sock, rec.Address)
 	rec.Stop()
 
 	// Default port is 6514
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/file/file_test.go b/plugins/outputs/file/file_test.go
index a2f15fc08e581a43e7d938f3f681f12d4f10ddce..f1e87853d615395775fc49bf89e1aaa27f80e27d 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/file/file_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/file/file_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 
 func TestFileExistingFile(t *testing.T) {
 	fh := createFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh.Name())
 	s, _ := serializers.NewInfluxSerializer()
 	f := File{
 		Files:      []string{fh.Name()},
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func TestFileExistingFile(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFileNewFile(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := serializers.NewInfluxSerializer()
 	fh := tmpFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh)
 	f := File{
 		Files:      []string{fh},
 		serializer: s,
@@ -62,8 +64,11 @@ func TestFileNewFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFileExistingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	fh1 := createFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh1.Name())
 	fh2 := createFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh2.Name())
 	fh3 := createFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh3.Name())
 
 	s, _ := serializers.NewInfluxSerializer()
 	f := File{
@@ -88,8 +93,11 @@ func TestFileExistingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFileNewFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := serializers.NewInfluxSerializer()
 	fh1 := tmpFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh1)
 	fh2 := tmpFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh2)
 	fh3 := tmpFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh3)
 	f := File{
 		Files:      []string{fh1, fh2, fh3},
 		serializer: s,
@@ -111,7 +119,9 @@ func TestFileNewFiles(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFileBoth(t *testing.T) {
 	fh1 := createFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh1.Name())
 	fh2 := tmpFile()
+	defer os.Remove(fh2)
 
 	s, _ := serializers.NewInfluxSerializer()
 	f := File{
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer_test.go b/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer_test.go
index 0c5747d31bbbd1e354c9f46ff1c8c2434a4ab0d5..4d93469facbf068b9e803c3de9207661ee35b4af 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer_test.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package socket_writer
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -44,13 +46,16 @@ func TestSocketWriter_udp(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSocketWriter_unix(t *testing.T) {
-	os.Remove("/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
-	defer os.Remove("/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
-	listener, err := net.Listen("unix", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "socket_writer.TestSocketWriter_unix.sock")
+
+	listener, err := net.Listen("unix", sock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	sw := newSocketWriter()
-	sw.Address = "unix:///tmp/telegraf_test.sock"
+	sw.Address = "unix://" + sock
 
 	err = sw.Connect()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -62,13 +67,16 @@ func TestSocketWriter_unix(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSocketWriter_unixgram(t *testing.T) {
-	os.Remove("/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
-	defer os.Remove("/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
-	listener, err := net.ListenPacket("unixgram", "/tmp/telegraf_test.sock")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "telegraf")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	sock := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "socket_writer.TestSocketWriter_unixgram.sock")
+
+	listener, err := net.ListenPacket("unixgram", sock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	sw := newSocketWriter()
-	sw.Address = "unixgram:///tmp/telegraf_test.sock"
+	sw.Address = "unixgram://" + sock
 
 	err = sw.Connect()
 	require.NoError(t, err)