> > why `/dev/fd*'s are mounted at /floppy.
> I think it is a matter of convenience and tradition.
Personally, I use /fd0, /fd1, etc. The RedHat method (/mnt/floppy) seems
less than useful to me. The reason for this is that I always use /mnt for
what it's designed for: temporary mounts.
Putting subdirectories underneath /mnt for *standard* mount points seems
ridiculous. If someone who doesn't know better needs to mount a temporary
device on a system, they mount it on /mnt. This has the effect of completely
hiding any devices (i.e. the floppy, CD, zip, etc.) from the filesystem.
This is broken enough that the first thing I do when installing RedHat is to
change the fstab and create the appropriate directories.
TTYL,
Omega
P.S. I use RedHat on all my systems, I admit. I will be installing Debian in
the near future (as soon as I can get another machine running *with* monitor).
Erik Walthinsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - SEUL Project system architect
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