[1471] in SIPB_Linux_Development
permissions on /dev/zero
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan J. Williams)
Fri Oct 11 13:35:51 1996
To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: "Nathan J. Williams" <nathanw@MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:32:43 EDT
The RedHat 4.0.0 install (as installed on cutter-john) seems
to default to having /dev/zero mode 664. The Java-Linux port wants
/dev/zero to be writable (I'm not sure why; I don't think it's for
library stuff, as evidenced by strace), and I can't think of reasons
for /dev/zero to not be writable. Is it possible for the installation
to be changed so that this is the default?
- Nathan
