Re: Why don't I have /dev/inotify
I am having the exact problem as David. I am using kernel 2.6.13.4 with
inotify support on Debian woody. Has anyone got an idea.
Cheers,
Skender
>I grabbed a 2.6.13.2 kernel off kernel.org and built it with these
>options:
>
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y
> CONFIG_INOTIFY=y
>But when I boot, I don't get a /dev/inotify device.
>
>Things relating to inotify appear in /proc/sys/fs/inotify/, but that's
>the only place. There is nothing even mentioned in /var/log/dmesg as
>is suggested there should be in various places around the net. Nothing
>in syslog or messages either.
>
>What have I missed? Do I need to tweak anything in udev settings to
>make this device appear?
>
>Creating it by hand (mknod c 10 63 -- 63 seems to be the minor number
>that most sites give, but they say that the actual number should
>appear in dmesg) just creates a a handy "no such device" device.
>Any suggestions?
>cheers
>dc
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