Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:47:56 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Freminlins <freminlins@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: mknod, devfs and FreeBSD Message-ID: <20070126234756.GA19420@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <eeef1a4c0701261505g7258ae9cx7bcb70a825fb8c88@mail.gmail.com> References: <eeef1a4c0701260840pef414f9h3e76fce789c06386@mail.gmail.com> <20070126174826.GA13730@xor.obsecurity.org> <eeef1a4c0701261505g7258ae9cx7bcb70a825fb8c88@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 11:05:37PM +0000, Freminlins wrote: > Kris, > > On 26/01/07, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > > > >Set up and mount numerous devfs file systems ;) > > > That is exactly what I am trying to avoid. One of the servers has 1400 sites > on it, and I really don't want 1400 devfs mounts. If the only way to do this > now is by having so many devfs mounts I am better off not upgrading, and it > is very arugable that FreeBSD has lost some functionality by forcing such a > scheme. > > Really it's not hard, you just specify the devices you want with a > >simple devfs(8) ruleset. > > > It's not how hard it is, it's how untidy it is. Sorry, it's the only way. Kris
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