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SubjectRe: Removing files in devfs
Oliver Feiler writes:
> Hello,
>
> Is this behaviour supposed to be?
>
> 9:36 root@kiza /dev# l null
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 3 Jan 1 1970 null
> 9:36 root@kiza /dev# rm null
> removing `null'
> 9:36 root@kiza /dev# l null
> ls: null: No such file or directory
> 9:36 root@kiza /dev#
>
> I have kernel 2.4.16 with devfs and on every other system I
> tried I only get "rm: cannot unlink `null': Operation not permitted"
> when trying to delete something in devfs. And I cannot see any
> differences as far as devfs is concerned on the systems I
> tried. devfs compiled in, mounted on boot time, same version of
> devfsd.

What is "every other system"?

Regards,

Richard....
Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
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