> From: "René Nidegger" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:50:42 +0100 > Subject: [lfs-support] Do I have be root from 5.36 onwards? > > I am trying to execute the steps outlined in > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/kernfs.html > > I am logged in as lfs. > > The commands > > mknod -m 600 $LFS/dev/console c 5 1 > mknod -m 666 $LFS/dev/null c 1 3 > > print "Operation not permitted" > > When I change to root (and set the LFS variable), these > mknod commands execute without problem. > > I am assuming that from 5.36 I should be root anyway, but this > is what it is: an assumption.
Ref: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter05/changingowner.html : == 5.36. Changing Ownership [Note] The commands in the remainder of this book must be performed while logged in as user root and no longer as user lfs. Also, double check that $LFS is set in root's environment. . . == What's the first chunk of text: what do you think it means. rgds, akh -- -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
