Re: /dev/log
On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 03:45:44PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote:
> > Is there any way to move logging to a different socket for the complete
> > system? So far this seems to be the only file creating a real problem when I
> > have /dev on a read-only filesystem. Or will there be more?
>
> /dev/log can be moved to /var/run, or you can use udp. More problems will be
> mtab and /dev/pty... the first can be replaced by /proc, the later by
> devpts. /etc/runlevel is already fixed in init, and i think /etc/ioctl.save
> isnt important as long as it contans valid configuration.
One good solution is to replace /dev with devfs. It is similar to devpts.
I have used it build read only systems.
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/kernel-patches.html
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