> > Hello all, > > > > I am having a bit of a problem with the ln command. > > If i give the command > > > > ln -s "/data/mp3/Nelly" "/datastore/alfabet/N/Nelly" > > > > Then I expect only in the directory "/datastore/alfabet/N/" > > a symboly link named "Nelly" being created. > > BUT also (!) in "/data/mp3/Nelly" a symbolic link "Nelly" > > is created and it is referenced to /data/mp3/Nelly > > (there was already a directory calles "DaDerrty.......blablabla) > > > > drwxrwxrwx 3 apache apache 4096 Jul 5 15:12 . > > drwxrwxrwx 403 apache apache 12288 Jul 4 09:58 .. > > drwxrwxrwx 2 apache apache 4096 May 5 11:29 DaDerrtyVersionsTheReinven > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jul 5 15:12 Nelly -> /data/mp3/Nelly > > > > What am i doing wrong ????????????????????????? > > The ln command looks fine. Are you sure you didn't accidentally create > the link Nelly -> /data/mp3/Nelly when you were trying to create the > link previously? nope > > Remove the bogus link and the correct link. Then try: > > ln -s "/data/mp3/Nelly" "/datastore/alfabet/N/Nelly" > > again. Should not get the bogus link. > > (?) Solved (?): Cure found -> illnes unknown When the target link already exists the the problem occurs! So: rm "/datastore/alfabet/N/Nelly" ln -s "/data/mp3/Nelly" "/datastore/alfabet/N/Nelly" is ok, but a second ln -s "/data/mp3/Nelly" "/datastore/alfabet/N/Nelly" creates the link in the origin....! is this is a bug??? or is this RTFM related?? I tried if this problem only occurs on mounted directories but no, it is not mount related. Now when i think about it, in the "old days" there was a problem with symbolic links on a root drive but that was solved years ago.... (old days = SGI IRIX 4.x or something)
