On Sun, 2004-11-21 at 14:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ok, apologies for pressing send on my email program too soon (see previous > message). And million thanks to everyone who contributed with their ideas. > > The problem is now solved (wait, there is the next problem). I followed the > strategy of disabling services and re-enabling them. Now I found the offending > service (or one causing this behavior). That is the good news. The bad news is > that it is DEVFSD. > > Ok, I am an end-user, I am trying to use my Linux box purely as my desktop. > Reading the "man" on devfsd left me very confused. Could I just leave devfsd > off > (sounds like not so good idea). Or should I do something about it to get to > the > bottom of it? Any thoughts? > > Saku
I find it strange that THAT would be the offending party in this saga; you could, however, turn the service off and see if it directly affects anything that you do as a "desktop" user - as well - being that this is merely a client machine (or desktop) are there any other services running that you might not need? -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales ----------------------------------------------- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free - Reboot is NOT an option. Registered Linux User # 267497 ----------------------------------------------- Who dat who say "who dat" when I say "who dat"? -- Hattie McDaniel
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