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Re: Symlinks and autoloading (was: Re: [Future] 8.2 errata)

To: Borsenkow Andrej <Andrej.Borsenkow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Symlinks and autoloading (was: Re: [Future] 8.2 errata)
From: Todd Lyons <tlyons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 11:05:19 -0800
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Borsenkow Andrej wrote on Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 12:39:15PM +0300 :
>  
> The above happens if somebody manually creates link /dev/agpgart ->
> misc/agpgart _or_ updates from Mandrake 8.1. What happens is devfsd
> restores (dangling) symlink so no LOOKUP is ever generated by devfs and

Good call, this was an upgrade from 8.1.  I'll go remove the symlink and
let it create the link that is supposed to be there.  Thanks Andrej.

Regards...              Todd
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  that would also stop you from doing clever things. -- Doug Gwyn
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