Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 12:29:38 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: devfs persistence Message-ID: <34E9F331.773C2448@whistle.com> References: <XFMail.980217114957.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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Simon Shapiro wrote: > > > > you cannot mknod. only the drivers can make nodes. > > (though there are ways to solve some problems you might normally > > try use mknod for) > > Ah, too bad. This means I cannot make stupid mistakes anymore? in theory.. in practice you can still rm /dev/rsd0s1a :) > > >> Oh, a /dev DEVFS mounted, can it create links and/or symlinks? > >> Why not? > > > > The user can use ln (with or without -s) > > Can the user do mkdir in /dev? yes The operations a user can do are: ln ln -s rmdir mv rm chown chmod chgrp (?touch?) > > So, if I create a file /etc/devfs.conf with something like : > > # Sample /etc/devfs.conf > [stuff removed] yes To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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