not sure, but rumor has it that quota code is problematic with devices not
directly in the /dev directory.
as far as raid is concerned, the device should be able to be anywhere, so
long as it has the right major and minor node numbers...right?
-tcl.
On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Glenn McGrath wrote:
> i notice in version.c of the current raidtools package it checks
> /dev/md/0.
>
> Is /dev/md/x (x=1..15)an alternative structure used on some
> distributions, or is it an old way of doing things?
>
> I just wondered as ive never seen the devices this way before.
>
> Thanks
>
> Glenn McGrath
>