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Re: permissions on /dev/zero
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Fri Oct 11 13:40:08 1996
To: "Nathan J. Williams" <nathanw@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:32:43 EDT."
<199610111732.NAA05772@steve-dallas.MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 13:39:14 EDT
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
> 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?
This is a known problem. See http://web.mit.edu/linux/www/errata.html
I've notified redhat. There is not an easy way to fix this in the
installation. So, users who want to use Java will need to su root
and chmod a+w /dev/zero.
-derek
