.device units do not mknod, they only represent existing state. /dev/fuse is usually created through tmpfiles.d (which gets its configuration via kmod-static-nodes.service).
# kmod static-nodes --format=tmpfiles On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 11:13 AM Richard Hector <rich...@walnut.gen.nz> wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to create a device (/dev/fuse) in an LXC container. The kernel > bit works; I can mknod manually, but I'd rather use a systemd unit, and > make it a dependency of mounting filesystems from /etc/fstab. > > It looks like .device units are supposed to be created automatically if > there's an appropriate udev rule with TAG+="systemd" - these lines > exists in /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/99-systemd.rules: > > # Asynchronously mount file systems implemented by these modules as soon > as they are loaded. > SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="fuse", TAG+="systemd", > ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}+="sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount" > > The comment seems to suggest it will cause the filesystems to be mounted > when the device is created, which is kind of the reverse of what I'm > after. Do I need a different line? > > Or do I need to create a .device unit file manually? I can't see much > info on doing that. > > Cheers, > Richard > -- Mantas Mikulėnas