[Linux-disciples] Missing /proc entries

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 02:41:44PM -0500, Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 02:31:12PM -0500, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:
> > mknod /dev/tcp c 30 36
> Well, right, but making a node that actually does something
> depends upon whether the system can do anything with the
> major and minor version numbers. That, in turn, depends on
> the presence of a module, if I'm not mistaken.

You need to rebuild bash with --enable-net-redirections:

/usr/share/doc/bash/README.Debian.gz:

9. Why is bash configured with --disable-net-redirections?

   It can produce completely unexpected results. This kind of
   feature should not be part of a shell but a special. tool. And
   that tool has existed for years already, it's called netcat.
-- 
Adam Rosi-Kessel
http://adam.rosi-kessel.org
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