Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 04:20:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/14300: MAKEDEV requires /usr to be mounted (for chown(1)) Message-ID: <199910131120.EAA86889@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/14300; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it>
To: cemerson+freebsd@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: misc/14300: MAKEDEV requires /usr to be mounted (for chown(1))
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 13:19:21 +0200 (MET DST)
> # ./MAKEDEV wd1s1a
> wd1s1[a-h] will be removed, and not recreated as MAKEDEV bombs out when
> chown(1) fails to run. A manual mknod is required.
> >Fix:
> (a) move chown(1) to /bin or /sbin
> or
> (b) cause MAKEDEV to at least create the nodes (with conservative
> permissions) before bombing out.
(b) sounds like a worthwhile idea, if (a) is not an option.
The diff below contains one line wrapping in line 4.
--- MAKEDEV.orig Tue Oct 12 23:41:23 1999
+++ MAKEDEV Wed Oct 13 13:17:35 1999
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@
echo $(($1 << 25 | ($2 / 32) << 21 | ($2 % 32) << 3 | $3 << 16 |
$4))
}
+chown() {
+ if [ -x /usr/sbin/chown ]; then
+ /usr/sbin/chown "$@"
+ else
+ echo skipped /usr/sbin/chown "$@", not found.
+ fi
+}
+
# Override mknod(2) to add extra handling to it.
mknod() {
rm -f "$1" || exit 1
--
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