Hello
Bill (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> I currently have a link in /dev between hda, a dvd drive, and
> /dev/dvd:
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2006-12-26 17:24 /dev/dvd -> hda
>
> I want to change the link so that it points to hdc, another dvd drive:
> ie /dev/dvd -> hdc
>
> I am unable to make this change, except in the current session and
> this doesn't survive a reboot. ie:
> rm /dev/dvd
> ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/dvd
> reboot
> ls -l /dev/dvd
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2006-12-26 17:24 /dev/dvd -> hda
>
> I have no idea why this happens.
> How is the link being restored on boot? From where?
You probably use udev, which generates device files and symlinks
dynamically. Take a look at /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-cd.rules.
regards
Andreas Janssen
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