On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:54:14 +1100 Peter Rundle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> switched on then the entries in /dev/ such as nst0 don't get > created. Then my backup fails or worse the disk is completely full > because writing to /dev/nst0 when the device file doesn't exist creates > a data file on the disk which grows to be bigger than the /dev > partition. I don't want to reboot my server right now but I'd love to be > able to do a backup. Is there a sane way to tell udev to create the > entries for the device without rebooting? I think you can create the device files in /etc/udev/devices and they'll be copied there on bootup. This works on FC4 at least. -- Matthew Wlazlo Infostream Pty Ltd Ground Floor, 7 Narabang Way BELROSE NSW 2085 Ph. +61 2 9986 3522 Fax: + 61 2 9986 3599 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.infostream.com.au The information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of MarketSource / YourTradingEdge. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
