> > From above list, the standard in/out and error for init > processes have > > links to "/dev/console (deleted)". > > Does anyone knows what the "deleted" means here? > apparently the 'real' /dev/console to which this symbolic > link points to is gone... The /dev/console still is there: bash-4.0# ls -al /proc/self/fd dr-x------ 2 root root 0 Jan 6 06:08 . dr-xr-xr-x 5 root root 0 Jan 6 06:08 .. lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 0 -> /dev/console (deleted) lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 1 -> /dev/console (deleted) lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 2 -> /dev/console (deleted) lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jan 6 06:08 3ls: /proc/self/fd/3: cannot read link (not a symlink?) bash-4.0# ls -al /dev/console crw-r--r-- 1 root root 5, 1 Sep 15 2009 /dev/console Any other idea???? Thanks, B -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ