I have had this happen before, but just now figured out exactly what's going on. I still don't know why. I create a user and run dosemu, then go into ~/.dosemu/drive_c and make a symbolic link to another directory: ln -s /opt/data/test . Now I have a link in ~/.dosemu/drive_c that goes to /opt/data/test and if I load dosemu and type "cd test" it takes me to /opt/data/test just like it should. I use that user's home directory to create a /etc/skel directory for creating new users home directories from. When I create a new user with that /etc/skel in place, I have a link to /opt/data/test in ~/.dosemu/drive_c just like I should. But: dosemu doesn't see it. In the dosemu window, I type "dir" and cant' see TEST listed at all. "cd test" doesn't work. Removing ~/.dosemu from the new user's directory and running dosemu and adding the link works as expected. The short form of the story is that I can't have a symbolic link in ~/.dosemu/drive_c as part of an /etc/skel profile and have it actually work. Everything else in/etc/skel works as expected. What could be going on here? -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com
