Re: dev file goes missing after reboot

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Philip Walden wrote:
> I have just started using jpilot to sync my Palm-top.
> 
> Jpilot expects to have /dev/pilot links to the device file connecting
> the palmtop. In this case, I do a
> 
> ln /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
> chmod o+rw /dev/pilot
> 
> This work great. However, when I restart the computer the next day, the
> link is gone. I have to recreate it.
> 
> This is the first I have noticed this behavior. Any idea as to why this
> happens?
> 
> Phil
> 
Because Fedora is using udev to control device entries, devices and
symlinks that you create yourself do not survive a reboot. This is
because /dev is a memory file system, not a real directory on the
hard drive, once udev is started. (Sort of like the /proc file
system. "/dev /dev tmpfs rw 0 0")

The way to get lasting symlinks is to create a udev rule for it. I
probably create a file in /etc/udev/rules.d/55-palm.rules for the rules.

Mikkel
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