Bug 133989 - /dev/dvd symbolic link isn't permanent
Summary: /dev/dvd symbolic link isn't permanent
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: udev
Version: 4.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-09-28 20:42 UTC by Chase Stephens
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:48 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-09-29 01:12:59 UTC
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Description Chase Stephens 2004-09-28 20:42:37 UTC 
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Description of problem:
A symbolic link created by root at /dev/dvd works until reboot. When
the machine restarts, the link is gone.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create symbolic link /dev/dvd to dvd drive
2. restart computer
3. ls -l /dev | grep dvd returns nothing
    

Actual Results:  The link is no longer there

Expected Results:  The link should be permanenet

Additional info:

Can be worked around by adding an init script to create the link at
each boot
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2004-09-29 01:12:59 UTC 
See 'man udev' for how to set this up by default.
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