> When I type ln -s Tesfile Targetfile > there are times when I get the resultant Targefile in red. When ever > this happens I have problems when there are applications that rely on > the Targetfile. When I get the Targetfile in some other color orange, > green blue etc then I do not have the above problems. > > My main problem though is trying to find the cause of the failure of the > ln -s process. In all cases I will be logged in as root, but still I at > times have this problem of failure to ln -s. As it is I am having > problems with this ln -s command which is whta prompted me to mail you. > If you want any other information please do request. I am using Redhat > 6.2
The choice of color output and the choice of particular color maps is purely personal preference. Therefore your remarks about red or blue colors really means very little. And not knowing the details makes it impossible to say anything about your problem. Please ignore the colors and use the real details of the files from 'ls -ld' output. If possible create a small example that illustrates your problem and send it back to the mailing list. Include the --version output of ln as the GNU programs are used by many operating systems and it is impossible to keep track of them all. Something like the following. This is normal output. I am only using this as an example. ln --version ln (fileutils) 4.1 cd /tmp rm -f foo ls -ld foo ls: foo: No such file or directory ln -s bar foo ls -ld foo lrwxrwxrwx 1 bob bob 3 Mar 6 23:06 foo -> bar ln -s bar foo ln: `foo': File exists Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils
