On some file systems (like AFP), hard links are not supported. If
link fails, try rename() before giving up.
Reported-by: Jamie Kennea <ja...@pompey.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeremy Huddleston <jerem...@apple.com>
---
process.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index 04abc33..a4021c7 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -888,7 +888,8 @@ auth_finalize(void)
#if defined(WIN32) || defined(__UNIXOS2__)
if (rename(temp_name, xauth_filename) == -1)
#else
- if (link (temp_name, xauth_filename) == -1)
+ /* Attempt to rename() if link() fails, since this may be on a
FS that does not support hard links */
+ if (link (temp_name, xauth_filename) == -1 && rename(temp_name,
xauth_filename) == -1)
#endif
{
fprintf (stderr,
--
1.7.4.4
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