> > /dev exists to support a mapping between device names (eg, hda1) and
> > major/minor number pairs (eg, (3,1).)
>
> > If the names in /dev are generated directly by the kernel, like /proc
> > is, this problem disappears.
>
> The existance of /dev as a real, rather than a virtual file system allows
> device permissions to be set, and remain set across reboots. I must admit
> that I think the idea of a virtual /dev does have an attractive eligance,
> however, I have never seen any proposal which would fix the device
> permission problem.
Why not just set them in /etc/rc.d/rc.S ?
And Bob Lanning wrote:
> And what about links like /dev/cdrom, /dev/modem, and /dev/mouse?
Again this could be done in rc.S.
-- Rohan Talip rohan@discworld.anu.edu.au Systems Engineering / Computer Science Australian National UniversityControl your own density and you will be a force to be reckoned with!