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sun4 7.7R: /usr/preserve

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karen Walrath)
Thu Jul 27 21:02:17 1995

To: bugs@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 21:02:08 EDT
From: Karen Walrath <karen@MIT.EDU>

System name:		lees2
Type and version:	SPARC/Classic 7.7R (1 update(s) to same version)
Display type:		cgthree

What were you trying to do?
	Not much

What's wrong:
	When the system boots, it runs the file /etc/init.d/PRESERVE.
	This executes one command:

		# script to move editing files into /usr/preserve

		/usr/lib/expreserve -

	This gave an error on booting, because /usr/preserve is a 
	link to /var/preserver, which does not exist.  /var/preserve
	DOES exist however.  Did someone make a small mistake?

What should have happened:
	/usr/preserve should be linked to a directory that exists.

Please describe any relevant documentation references:
	
Karen


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