i can trivially create misc character devices, and i know special device files for them will automatically show up under /dev, but what is the precise udev event/rule that comes into play for this? if i start to monitor udevadm with: $ udevadm monitor --kernel --udev --property and insert my misc char module, i see: KERNEL[5342.740294] add /module/mymisc (module) ACTION=add DEVPATH=/module/mymisc SEQNUM=3007 SUBSYSTEM=module KERNEL[5342.740528] add /devices/virtual/misc/mymisc (misc) ACTION=add DEVNAME=/dev/mymisc DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/misc/mymisc MAJOR=10 MINOR=55 SEQNUM=3008 SUBSYSTEM=misc UDEV [5342.741071] add /module/mymisc (module) ACTION=add DEVPATH=/module/mymisc SEQNUM=3007 SUBSYSTEM=module USEC_INITIALIZED=740419 UDEV [5342.741921] add /devices/virtual/misc/mymisc (misc) ACTION=add DEVNAME=/dev/mymisc DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/misc/mymisc MAJOR=10 MINOR=55 SEQNUM=3008 SUBSYSTEM=misc USEC_INITIALIZED=740750 so, yes, i can see the line "DEVNAME=/dev/mymisc", but is there something i can point at in the collection of udev rules that deals with that? or is that simply done internally? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================