Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!bywater!arnor!arnor!marc From: marc@marc.watson.ibm.com (Marc Auslander) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: /dev/null 644 Message-ID: Date: 21 Feb 91 17:50:52 GMT References: <9254@hub.ucsb.edu> Sender: news@arnor.uucp (NNTP News Poster) Distribution: comp Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, New York Lines: 16 In-Reply-To: 3003jalp@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu's message of 20 Feb 91 15:33:42 GMT This can be caused by a defect in the 3003 version of /usr/etc/lsnfsexp. It contains an rm -f line with an extra /dev/null on the end, which if executed removes /dev/null. To fix the symptom: rm -f /dev/null mknod c 2 2 /dev/null as root of course. You can also edit lsnfsexp so it won't happen again. -- Marc Auslander Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com