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>On Thu, 11 Dec 1997 16:28:53 -0800  Matthew Jacob wrote:
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>> Actually, no, my 'approval' (if that) for the registry is that, somewhat
>> like ODM in aix both applications and the kernel have access to the
>> same persistent storage of arbitrary properties. This has several
>> desirable properties if you think about it.
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>Desirable when it works; disgusting when it breaks.  In a past life I
>suffered through ODM corruptions under AIX.
>

Oh, I agree with the lossage issue. Try, as root,

	odmdelete -o CuDv

whups! you've now removed all definitions of attached devices.

But, then again, rm -f /usr/lib/libc* kills you pretty dead too.