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Re: postinstall/profile.sh: pls consider testing for preexisting symbolic link
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 12:42:31 -0500
- Subject: Re: postinstall/profile.sh: pls consider testing for preexisting symbolic link
- References: <200301101657.h0AGv3c25610@tigris.pounder.sol.net>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 10:57:03AM -0600, nicebounce@trodman.com wrote:
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>
>how about:
>
> if [ ! -f "/etc/profile" -a ! -L "/etc/profile"]; then
> cp -a /etc/profile.default /etc/profile
> fi
>
>Rightly or wrongly I setup /etc/profile as a symblic link to
>a network drive version of profile, so that several hosts
>share the same file. The postinstall/profile.sh leaves the
>link but then copies in the default profile, so I have to manually
>delete it.
>
>So, in general should there be a check for a symbolic link also
>as shown above.
>
>Just a thought.
It's a good thought, but, IMO, it probably should just be a '-e' check
rather than a '-f' check. If someone wants to create a profile
directory, they should be allowed to do that, too.
cgf