Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 13:15:07 -0600 From: Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net> To: FBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: REPOST: null device in linux jail root Message-ID: <200312161315.07121.chowse@charter.net>
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Surely, *someone* who reads this list has upgraded the linux_base port, and= =20 figured out the proper way to respond to this prompt. ___________________________________________ Hi, I installed Linux compatibility when I installed FBSD 4.8, but I've never=20 really done anything with it. While portupgrading , I was presented with a prompt that I don't know how t= o=20 respond to: You need to create the null device in your jail root environment. Run the following commands outside the jail root environment, and then press enter: mkdir -m 0755 -p <Jail Root dir>/dev rm -f <Jail Root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null mknod <Jail Root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null c 2 2 chmod 666 <Jail Root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null I found that this prompt comes from the makefile in the linux-base port, wh= ich=20 I don't have access to at the moment, so I can't quote it exactly. Clueless, I just pressed enter at the prompt, thinking I could always go ba= ck=20 and do it later, or deinstall the port and reinstall it when I learn what t= o=20 do. =A0 I know what a jail is, but how do I know what my <Jail Root dir> is? Also, why the double slashes in the last 3 lines? =A0What do they mean? What is the proper way to deal with this prompt? =2D-=20 Thanks, Charles
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