On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 02:15:26PM -0600, Len Conrad wrote: > cp -p /dev/null . > > don't fix the pb: You have to create the device using "mknod" -- Ralf Hildebrandt Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-916 And when all the snow were burnt, yet ashes would remain