Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!decwrl!flairvax!ellis From: ellis@flairvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Non-empty /dev/null Message-ID: <138@flairvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Jun-83 19:23:07 EDT Article-I.D.: flairvax.138 Posted: Fri Jun 24 19:23:07 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jun-83 21:47:34 EDT Lines: 10 Our 4.1bsd system will let me create a file called '/dev/null' if I am running as root. The original fake device is thereby destroyed. This has accidentally happened to me several times. Same goes for '/dev/tty', which can cause REAL problems. As far as I can see, there is no reason to allow this to happen. Anyone else familiar with this problem ? Suggestions - Solutions ? Michael Ellis - Fairchild AI Lab - Palo Alto CA - (415) 858 4270