if a filesystem node exists at /var/run/egd-pool, try to connect to it as
drwxr-xr-x - CVSROOT
drwxr-xr-x - citadel
drwxr-xr-x - daphne
drwxr-xr-x - gcit
drwxr-xr-x - libCxClient
drwxr-xr-x - shaggy
drwxr-xr-x - webcit
drwxr-xr-x - wincit