On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, sfd wrote: > I'm running Freebsd 5.1and I'm unable to create a device file or pipe > file in the /dev directory. > > /dev is a devfs file system which seems to be the problem. > > Is there any way around this? Either by adding an entry to a > kernel config file or using the devfs command to create them? > > I have a backup program that needs to create a device file and pipe > file that reside in /dev This is a must for my backups and recovery. What program is this, so we can avoid it? :) It might be possible using the devfs config bits to create a symlink that points elsewhere. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.orgReceived on Fri Feb 06 2004 - 18:08:58 UTC
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