From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19vKXa-0004yE-00 for ; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 10:38:34 -0700 Received: from oetest.freeswan.org ([205.150.200.166] helo=noxmail.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.22) id 19vKXZ-0001LY-9X for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 10:38:33 -0700 Subject: Re: [uml-devel] hostfs as root In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 05 Sep 2003 12:13:01 EDT." <20030905161301.GT11825@alcor.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 1.8) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <28005.1062783473@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> From: Michael Richardson Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:37:53 -0400 To: Matt Zimmerman Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>> "Matt" == Matt Zimmerman writes: >> Works fine for me. It has been working fine for two years now. Matt> What works fine? The modutils in potato doesn't support 2.4 Matt> kernels, only root is allowed to create device nodes in the host I don't use modutils from potato, since I build static kernels. Matt> filesystem, and the paths in /etc/inittab and everywhere else won't Matt> exist with devfs unless devfsd is running. You're obviously Matt> working around these problems. wasn't me. *someone* did this when they created the root system. If you have a simple /sbin/mount that you can recommend that solves my problem, I will consider using it. ] Out and about in Ottawa. hmmm... beer. | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian/notebook using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys - custom hacks make this fully PGP2 compat iQCVAwUBP1jJ8IqHRg3pndX9AQHU2wQAqUYSRG2Sq7juITMIoGRQn0RyNnT2tG90 CvUVozOCCuayBdVnZj0b3X/biqYjZ/es/5dH4xQWtskE266mE91iq7aJrykM/eF/ ai8+1yesR8MWxNr17oF49A5TzgWGnClNyHXRkocJPooTF0Se0zwv87AoG08IOIrT sAziFFX0tjM= =TBUB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel