On 13/10/15 16:26, Bryce Stenberg wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was trying to create a file called 'pwm1' manually as that is what
> the script creates.

I don't think the script creates .../pwm1, rather it echoes a value into
the existing sysfs attribute

/sys/devices/platform/mv64xxx_i2c.0/i2c-0/0-003e/pwm1

If this doesn't already exist, then there is not a controllable pwm
being exposed there.  Maybe its name has changed?
What does "ls /sys/devices/platform/nct6775.2608" give you?

Does it resemble things documented here:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/hwmon/nct6775

> just has a number in it to tell the fanoveride
> process how to work stuff, but script was failing with permission
> denied. ( all based on a discussion at
> https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-to-ReadyNAS/How-to-control-fanspeed-on-a-RN104/td-p/911970
> ).
> 
> I can write to other places on same drive so is mounted read/write

sysfs is a separate virtual filesystem mounted at /sys

so, it is not "on the same drive"

See this for technical details.
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt

> 
> So, even if nothing happens, with previous permissions I should be
> able to write where I like as root shouldn't I?

I don't know the details, but I wouldn't expect to be able to create
files in /sys/...  (only to read and sometimes write their contents)


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