X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=1fe374cf91a460c59df5ad13f2b09b3715212f1d;hp=abe88638b212b85fc01fa4c595a3ebd7358cfc0a;hb=2b3f8e93ca4fff33ae0885c01c0a1fc238e58f7f;hpb=e4b1a0f608c2d00e458b5cb47a6fba4da9aafe7e diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index abe88638b..1fe374cf9 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ A: Yes, udev can create /dev nodes using the devfs naming policy. A to the devfs names. See the udev.rules.devfs file in the udev release. Note that the devfs scheme is not recommended or officially supported - cause it is a really stupid idea to simply enumerate devices in a world + because it is a really stupid idea to simply enumerate devices in a world where devices can come and go at any time. These numbers give you nothing but problems, and are not useful to identify a device. Have a look at the persistent disk rules for an example how to do it correctly in userspace @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ A: udev can be placed in initramfs and run for every device that is found. Q: Can I use udev to automount a USB device when I connect it? A: Technically, yes, but udev is not intended for this. All major distributions use HAL (http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fhal) for this, which also - watches devices with removable media and integrates into the desktop software. + watches devices with removable media and integrates the Desktop environment. Alternatively, it is easy to add the following to fstab: /dev/disk/by-label/PENDRIVE /media/PENDRIVE vfat user,noauto 0 0 @@ -106,13 +106,12 @@ A: When using dynamic device numbers, a given pair of major/minor numbers may (The same problem exists when using PAM to change permissions on login.) The simplest solution is to prevent the creation of hard links by putting - /dev in a separate filesystem like tmpfs. + /dev on a separate filesystem like tmpfs. Q: I have other questions about udev, where do I ask them? A: The linux-hotplug-devel mailing list is the proper place for it. The - address for it is linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net - Information on joining can be found at - - Archives of the mailing list can be found at: - + address for it is: + linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net + Information on joining can be found at: + https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel