Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 19:08:57 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: sfd <sfd@adelphia.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating device files in /dev Message-ID: <20040206190751.O20313@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <003901c3ebf9$989cc1e0$6700a8c0@Eric> References: <003901c3ebf9$989cc1e0$6700a8c0@Eric>
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On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, sfd wrote: > I'm running Freebsd 5.1and I'm unable to create a device file or pipe > file in the /dev directory. > > /dev is a devfs file system which seems to be the problem. > > Is there any way around this? Either by adding an entry to a > kernel config file or using the devfs command to create them? > > I have a backup program that needs to create a device file and pipe > file that reside in /dev This is a must for my backups and recovery. What program is this, so we can avoid it? :) It might be possible using the devfs config bits to create a symlink that points elsewhere. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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