hi thank for input on the barely documented rpm feature. but what's about: [root@obelix sysstat-5.0.1]# cd /dev [root@obelix dev]# ll hdd brw------- 1 ronald disk 22, 64 Feb 23 22:02 hdd [root@obelix dev]# chmod u+x hdd [root@obelix dev]# ll hdd brwx------ 1 ronald disk 22, 64 Feb 23 22:02 hdd [root@obelix dev]# rpm --setperms hdd sh: line 1: package: command not found [root@obelix dev]# rpm --setperms /dev/hdd sh: line 1: package: command not found [root@obelix dev]# ll hdd brwx------ 1 ronald disk 22, 64 Feb 23 22:02 hdd [root@obelix dev]# rpm --setperms /dev/hdd sh: line 1: package: command not found ronald
