On 2008-03-19 20:29 +0100, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >>> # cd /dev >>> >>> # ls -l cdrom >>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-01-14 16:34 cdrom -> hdb >>> >>> # rm -vi cdrom >>> rm: remove symbolic link `cdrom'? y >>> removed `cdrom' >>> >>> # ln -s hdc cdrom >>> >>> # ls -l cdrom >>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2008-01-14 16:42 cdrom -> hdc >>> >>> >>> , but then when I reboot the symlink points to hdb back again! Why that, >>> and >>> how to work it out?
On 03/19/08 13:37, Sven Joachim wrote: >> That is because your /dev directory itself is not permanent, i.e. you >> are using udev. See the output of `mount' and `df'. >> Rodolfo: >>> How to make the symlink permanent? Sven: >> There should be a file named /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-cd.rules >> which you can edit to your needs. Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Unless he has two optical drives, he should not care about device > permanence. That's the point of udev. > > If he has multiple optical drives, though, Sven is correct to look > in /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-cd.rules. Thanks for your help. Editing /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-cd.rules worked the problem out. Bye Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
