NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       kmknod  -  Creates  device special files for static kernel
       layered products

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /sbin/kmknod

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The kmknod command obtains information from a running kernel
  and  determines  if  any device special files must be
       created for use by the kernel layered  products  that  are
       statically configured.

       To enable kmknod to create device special files, the statically
 configured kernel layered products must  have  been
       registered with the kreg command.

                                  Note

       To  create  device  special  files  for the kernel layered
       products that  are  loadable  modules,  such  as  loadable
       device  drivers,  use  the  cfgmgr  command instead of the
       kmknod command.

       The kmknod command  first  deletes  any  files  that  have
       matching names and any files that have both matching major
       numbers and matching device types  (block  or  character).
       After  any  matching files are deleted, the kmknod command
       creates all the required device special files.

       The /etc/inittab file contains instructions to invoke  the
       kmknod command at boot time.

       You must be superuser to invoke the kmknod command.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Provides  the  init program with instructions for creating
       and running initialization processes.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: kmknod(8), kreg

       System Administration

       Writing Device Drivers: Tutorial



                                                        kmknod(8)