- if (mknod(to, st.st_mode, st.st_rdev) < 0)
- return log_error_errno(errno, "mknod(%s) failed: %m", to);
+ if (mknod(to, st.st_mode, st.st_rdev) < 0) {
+ if (errno != EPERM)
+ return log_error_errno(errno, "mknod(%s) failed: %m", to);
+
+ /* Some systems abusively restrict mknod but
+ * allow bind mounts. */
+ r = touch(to);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(r, "touch (%s) failed: %m", to);
+ if (mount(from, to, NULL, MS_BIND, NULL) < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(errno, "Both mknod and bind mount (%s) failed: %m", to);
+ }