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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Francisco Reyes wrote:

> Are persmissions to devices like /dev/fd0 the same as for any file?

Yes.

> What I am trying to do is to create a user that once it logs in it will
> Pause waiting for a key and then create a FreeBSD bootable (basically
> dd if=boot.flp of=/dev/fd0). I have been converting some of my
> co-workers to the FreeBSD religion  and there has been some interest. 
> <g>
> It is hard at times, but I pray for them an tell them what a great
> operating system it is. :)

That is neat.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major