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Subject: Re: modifying permissions in /dev
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lysergius2001 wrote this message on Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 20:48 +0000:
> Thanks for this.
> 
> /etc/rc.d/devfs start results in
> eval: 1: syntax error: unterminated quoted string
> 
> My devfs.rules looks like this
> 
> [hostname_ruleset=10]
> 
> add path 'da*s* mode 0666 group wheel
		 ^
seem to be missing a quote where...

> should I add the fd0/cd0?
> 
> 
> On Feb 4, 2008 6:11 PM, Bruce M. Simpson <bms@freebsd.org> wrote:
> 
> > lysergius2001 wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Recently installed AMD64 6.3-stable and I am having a problem with
> > > devfs.conf and /dev.  I understand the entries in devfs.conf should
> > modify
> > > the permissions on devices in /dev.  For some reason or other this is
> > not
> > > happening.  Can anyone shed some light on this?  What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Try using devfs.rules -- devfs.conf entries will not be applied after
> > boot, unless you force them to be reapplied by running /etc/rc.d/devfs
> > start from a superuser shell.

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