How do I ensure special devices are created immediately when udev is started in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4?

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 and later releases utilize the udev system to dynamically create special device files in /dev directory. This is different to earlier versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux where the special device files are created at installation time, and remain in the filesystem persistently.

New special devices can be created manually using...

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