eric@magic4.UUCP (Eric Kozowski) (03/11/88)
Is it possible to link directories on Sys V 3.1? The directories are in two different file systems ( one is actually an RFS file system). Thanks. -- Eric Kozowski AT&T GBS Portland, Or || I've made enough money to buy (503)295-4250 2020 SW 4th Suite 500 97201 || Miami, but I pissed it away UUCP: ...!tektronix!tessi!bucket!magic4!eric || so fast ... All of the above opinions are mine || -- Jimmy Buffet
gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) (03/13/88)
In article <166@magic4.UUCP> eric@magic4.UUCP (Eric Kozowski) writes: >Is it possible to link directories on Sys V 3.1? The directories are in two >different file systems ( one is actually an RFS file system). No, cross-device links are not supported. Berkeley-like symbolic links may appear in some future release of UNIX System V, but aren't in SVR3.
dg@lakart.UUCP (David Goodenough) (05/03/88)
From article <1236@zen.UUCP>, by vic@zen.UUCP (Victor Gavin): > ..... much stuff deleted ..... > ps Why do you have to be super-user to link directories? Consider the following: % cd /u2/dg % mkdir foo % mkdir foo/barf % mkdir foo/barf/gag % unlink .. ; UGH NUMBER 1 % ln /u2/dg/foo/barf/gag .. ; UGH NUMBER 2 % pwd OOPS - Looks like we have a loop in the directory structure - pwd is going to have a nervous breakdown. In general the damage that can be done by linking and unlinking directories is just too horrific to think about. -- dg@lakart.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+ | +-+-+ ....... !harvard!adelie!cfisun!lakart!dg +-+-+ | +---+