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Date:      Wed, 12 Feb 1997 23:18:24 +0100
From:      roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
To:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Raw partition access rights
Message-ID:  <19970212231824.WG64502@keltia.freenix.fr>
In-Reply-To: <199702121602.AA076933342@ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at>; from Hr.Ladavac on Feb 12, 1997 17:02:22 %2B0100
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



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