Daemonizing question...

[der Mouse]

In article <6276 at auspex.auspex.com>, guy at auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes:
[stuff about daemons assuming, or not assuming, that /dev/null exists]

We once managed to lose /dev/null.  I forget how, but I assume you, the
system cannot function normally when this happens!  Many programs, some
fundamental to the system, break in unobvious ways.  It took quite some
time before I found the cause....

(Oh yes.  "the system" was either mtXinu 4.3+NFS or SunOS 3.x, I forget
which.  Probably the latter.)

					der Mouse

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