+ RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
+
+ /* For --fake-super, we create a normal file with mode 0600. */
+ if (am_root < 0) {
+ int fd = open(pathname, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR);
+ if (fd < 0 || close(fd) < 0)
+ return -1;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+#if !defined MKNOD_CREATES_FIFOS && defined HAVE_MKFIFO
+ if (S_ISFIFO(mode))
+ return mkfifo(pathname, mode);
+#endif
+#if !defined MKNOD_CREATES_SOCKETS && defined HAVE_SYS_UN_H
+ if (S_ISSOCK(mode)) {
+ int sock;
+ struct sockaddr_un saddr;
+#ifdef HAVE_SOCKADDR_UN_LEN
+ unsigned int len =
+#endif
+ strlcpy(saddr.sun_path, pathname, sizeof saddr.sun_path);
+#ifdef HAVE_SOCKADDR_UN_LEN
+ saddr.sun_len = len >= sizeof saddr.sun_path
+ ? sizeof saddr.sun_path : len + 1;
+#endif
+ saddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+ if ((sock = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0
+ || (unlink(pathname) < 0 && errno != ENOENT)
+ || (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&saddr, sizeof saddr)) < 0)
+ return -1;
+ close(sock);
+#ifdef HAVE_CHMOD
+ return do_chmod(pathname, mode); /*DISCOURAGED FUNCTION*/
+#else
+ return 0;
+#endif
+ }
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_MKNOD