/dev/null should be readable and writable by everyone (user/group/other). do a: chmod a=rw /dev/null or chmod 0666 /dev/null (as root of course) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Large" <clarge@macn.bc.ca> To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: 28 February 2000, Monday 19:28 Subject: [SLE] /dev/null | What should the mode of /dev/null be? | On one system it is (6.1) | -rw------- 1 root root 81 Feb 28 15:57 null | And the other it is (6.3) | crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 3 Feb 11 22:23 null | | Why is there a differnce and how do it put it back the way it should be? | | | | *--------------------------------* | | Chris Large clarge@macn.bc.ca | | | http://gone for now | | *--------------------------------* | | | | -- | To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com | For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com | Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ | | -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/