Re: /dev/.devfsd ?

[Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pascal Bourguignon writes:
> In the rc.devfs script, the  presence of a /dev/.devfsd node is tested
> before  lauching devfsd.  It  seems to  expect  it to  be a  character
> device.

Note that the rc.devfs script is mostly deprecated. Devfsd provides
permissions management as well.

> Well, after  intensive search  in the documentation,  HOWTO, mail-list
> archives, and  linux kernel sources, I've  found no hint as  to how to
> create it.

Of course not. You're not supposed to create it. It's created by the
kernel. If /dev/.devfsd doesn't exist, it means you haven't mounted
devfs on /dev.

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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