Re: Script to create bootable floppy image using genext2fs and grub without root

[Robert Millan]

On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 03:44:50PM -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
> Robert Millan wrote:
> >On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 02:18:37PM -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
> >>http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/grub/grub/util/mkbimage,
> >>requires root privs, and I wanted to show that there is
> >>no need for root privs (or 'fakeroot') to make a bootdisk,
> >>at least for ext2.
> >
> >mkbimage doesn't need root anymore, since it can use e2tools
> >when these are present.
> 
> Ah.  e2tools look quite handy.  I'll have to look at them.
> Does e2cp properly copy device nodes?

No idea. I only used it for normal files.

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Robert Millan

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