Thanks to:
Andrew Gallatin <gallatin_at_isds.Duke.EDU>
"Dr. Tom Blinn, 603-881-0646" <tpb_at_zk3.dec.com>
The answer is that the /proc filesystem must be mounted before the
procfs option will work. To do this one needs a line like the
following in /etc/fstab:
/proc /proc procfs rw 0 0
This seems to have fixed the error which we were receiving.
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My original question was:
>>We have a program called "trace" which came with the TCL distribution.
>>When we invoke it, we are receiving the following message:
>>
>>gamma.cs.wright.edu> trace df
>>df
>>Tracing process /proc/30838
>>/proc/30838: No such file or directory
>>
>>I have perused the archives and the FAQ without success. I rebuilt the
>>kernel with options PROCFS, made /dev/trace, and still am not having
>>success with this command. Unfortunately, my paper documents are not
>>the most recent. We are running OSF/1 version 3.0 on an AXP 4610.
>>Any pointers will be much appreciated.
>>
>>--Sheila
>>----------------------
>>Sheila Hollenbaugh Sr. Computer Systems Engineer
>>Wright State University College of Engineering & Computer Science
>>Dayton, OH 45435 Voice: (513) 873-5077 FAX: (513) 873-5009
>>shollen_at_cs.wright.edu or shollen_at_valhalla.cs.wright.edu
>>
Received on Tue Jan 31 1995 - 15:12:59 NZDT