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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 23:18:24 +0100
From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
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Subject: Re: Raw partition access rights
References: <199702121602.AA076933342@ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at>
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According to Hr.Ladavac:
> Tell me this is impossible.  Please :)

Special files like block/character devices creation is restricted to root.
See mknod(2)

     Mknod() requires super-user privileges.

-- 
Ollivier ROBERT    -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-    roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
  FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT #39: Sun Feb  2 22:12:44 CET 1997