--- nslu2-linksys-ramdisk-2.3r63/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit~	2006-05-16 17:35:56.000000000 -0500
+++ nslu2-linksys-ramdisk-2.3r63/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit	2006-05-16 17:36:10.000000000 -0500
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 if ( [ ! -f /.sda1root ] && [ ! -f /.sda2root ] && [ ! -f /.sdb1root ] && [ ! -f /.sdb2root ] ) ; then
   /bin/echo "Creating ramfs for /dev:"
   /bin/mount -t ramfs ramfs /mnt/tmpmnt
-  /bin/cp -rp /dev/* /mnt/tmpmnt/
+  /bin/cp -a /dev/* /mnt/tmpmnt/
   /bin/mkdir -p /dev.state
   /bin/mount -o bind /dev /dev.state
   /bin/mount -o bind /mnt/tmpmnt /dev
   /bin/umount /mnt/tmpmnt
   /bin/echo "Creating ramfs for /var:"
   /bin/mount -t ramfs ramfs /mnt/tmpmnt -o maxsize=256
-  /bin/cp -rp /var/* /mnt/tmpmnt/
+  /bin/cp -a /var/* /mnt/tmpmnt/
   /bin/mkdir -p /var.state
   /bin/mount -o bind /var /var.state
   /bin/mount -o bind /mnt/tmpmnt /var