On Sun, 18 May 2014 15:15:34 +0000 (UTC) Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > On 2014-05-18, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > > > > My current instance is attempting to modify the max number of > > loop devices. One pellet of Google buckshot reminded me that it > > can be reset for the next re-boot under /etc/modprobe.d . But I > > want to reset it on the fly. > > I'm reading you can *add* another loop device on the fly > with the mknod command: > > mknod -m 660 /dev/loop8 b 7 8 > > But I guess that covers only half of the word "modify." > >
You can create devices nodes with that in the filesystem, but they will not work unless they also exist in the kernel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140518173502.2c0b7...@orac.fil
