It's commerical - only because they can do bare iron recovery of windows
as well as linux systems and I've got both otherwise I'd be using open
source. I've talked to them - they look for a /dev/sg that has the
changer and then try making the link. I'll suggest to them they don't
do that!
Am I correct in thinking that any links I want to create are done in
/etc/devfsd.conf - that's my tool for getting devfs to do what I want?
On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 18:45:44 -0600
Steven Lembark <lembark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> -- "Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Okay, I think I understand (some <G>).
> >
> > I need to use the cdrom entry as a model but change cdrom to tape or
> > auto_ changer0 - correct.
> >
> > I've found out that the backup software tries to find an sg device
> > for the library and then create a symlink to it - which doesn't work
> > under devfs. I've got the library working by using /dev/sg2 as the
> > device instead of auto_changer0.
> >
> > So /etc/devfsd.conf is where we create these links that we want to
> > have and the copy lines make sure they are persistant??
>
> Suggestion: Find the backup software authors and a
> cattle prod or baseball bat... perhaps you can then
> convince them that the installation code should not
> be munging your system unless you ask it to (or it
> at least asks first).
>
> If the install is #! code hack the ln -fs out of it.
>
>
>
> --
> Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer
> Workhorse Computing Chicago, IL 60647
> +1 773 252 1080
>
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Brett I. Holcomb
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