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Subject: Re: 2.4.17pre2: devfs: devfs_mk_dir(printers): could not append to dir: dffe45c0 "", err: -17
To: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca (Richard Gooch)
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 19:57:22 +0000 (GMT)
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> I consider this issue closed. I'd suggest you contact Mandrake and get
> them to upgrade to devfsd-v1.3.20, remove the boot script code and use
> the RESTORE directive instead. This requires v1.2 of the devfs core
> (found in 2.4.17-pre1).

So the devfs in 2.4.17pre isnt back compatible - definitely 2.5 material
then. This is the same sort of reason the 32bit uid quota code can't go into
2.4 proper. Its a pain but its not reasonable to expect every random devfs
user to handle this in a stable tree update

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