linux-kernel - Re: ownership/permissions of cpio initrd

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0612052131370.18570@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2006 21:32:52 +0100 (MET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	"Horst H. von Brand" <vonbrand@....utfsm.cl>
cc:	Jeffrey Hundstad <jeffrey.hundstad@...u.edu>,
	Marty Leisner <linux@...hester.rr.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bug-cpio@....org,
	martin.leisner@...ox.com
Subject: Re: ownership/permissions of cpio initrd 


>> You can also use fakeroot(1).
>
>I think that is a debianism... not here on Fedora.

	LKML is (hopefully) distro neutral.

That useless line aside, the linux kernel build process supports 
creating a cpio archive with privileged things (devices) as a normal 
user.

	-`J'
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