Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:35:12 -0000 From: Lucas Holt <luke@foolishgames.com> To: Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net> Cc: FBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: REPOST: null device in linux jail root Message-ID: <F3000AB1-2FFE-11D8-9828-000A95EFF4CA@foolishgames.com> In-Reply-To: <200312161315.07121.chowse@charter.net> References: <200312161315.07121.chowse@charter.net>
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I'll take a guess here and say you should have used / The linux port is installed in /compat/linux i would assume the jail is /compat/linux. Therefore you could run the=20= command from /. On Dec 16, 2003, at 2:15 PM, Charles Howse wrote: > Surely, *someone* who reads this list has upgraded the linux_base=20 > port, and > figured out the proper way to respond to this prompt. > > ___________________________________________ > > Hi, > > I installed Linux compatibility when I installed FBSD 4.8, but I've=20 > never > really done anything with it. > > While portupgrading , I was presented with a prompt that I don't know=20= > how to > respond to: > > You need to create the null device in your jail root environment. > Run the following commands outside the jail root environment, > and then press enter: > mkdir -m 0755 -p <Jail Root dir>/dev > rm -f <Jail Root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null > mknod <Jail Root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null c 2 2 > chmod 666 <Jail Root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null > > I found that this prompt comes from the makefile in the linux-base=20 > port, which > I don't have access to at the moment, so I can't quote it exactly. > > Clueless, I just pressed enter at the prompt, thinking I could always=20= > go back > and do it later, or deinstall the port and reinstall it when I learn=20= > what to > do. =A0 > > I know what a jail is, but how do I know what my <Jail Root dir> is? > Also, why the double slashes in the last 3 lines? =A0What do they = mean? > > What is the proper way to deal with this prompt? > > --=20 > Thanks, > Charles > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Lucas Holt Luke@FoolishGames.com ________________________________________________________ FoolishGames.com (Jewel Fan Site) JustJournal.com (Free blogging) 'Re-implementing what I designed in 1979 is not interesting to me=20 personally. For kids who are 20 years younger than me, Linux is a great=20= way to cut your teeth. It's a cultural phenomenon and a business=20 phenomenon. Mac OS X is a rock-solid system that's beautifully=20 designed. I much prefer it to Linux.' -- Bill Joy, Wired Article 2003
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