Re: PROPOSAL: /proc/dev

Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU)
Sun, 11 Jan 1998 11:30:21 +1100

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Rauli Ruohonen writes:
> Richard Gooch wrote:
> >If you worry about a system crash loosing the mode/uid/gid
> >information, just run a cron job every hour or so to grab a snapshot
> >of the info.
>
> Why not simply tell kerneld that we got chmoded/chowned so it could modify
> the config file appropriately?

Because kerneld might not be running/used on that system.

> --
> For example, "if (0 == 1) quit" will cause bc to terminate.
> -- bc man page

Cute.

Regards,

Richard....

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