|
Rob,A symbolic link is nothing more (or less) than a short stream file that stores a filename -- the filename that it links to. When you back up a symbolic link using the SAV command, all it saves is that short stream file. It doesn't back up the object that it points to.
I guess what I'm getting at is this:Backing up a symbolic link to your friend's XML document would NOT cause the error that you posted. Hard links are different -- with a hard link it WOULD back up the object, but you've already discovered that there aren't any hard links to the object, so that's not the issue, either.
Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to the problem, I just wanted to point out that symbolic links aren't related to the problem. :) The only guess I have is that it's backing up the /QIBM/UserData/OS400/ResourceMonitoringControl/var/vpd directory which might require the objects in it to be available? Purely a guess.
Personally, I gave up on trying to back up /QIBM when the system's not in a restricted state. When I do my regular nightly backups (which aren't in restrictured state) I omit all of /QIBM.
--- Scott Klement http://www.scottklement.com On Thu, 3 Aug 2006, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
midrange.com
I don't think there are any links. I created a simple text file
'/rob/sample.txt' using edtf.
ADDLNK OBJ('/ROB/sample.TXT') NEWLNK('/ROB2/smpb.TXT') LNKTYPE(*SYMBOLIC)
ADDLNK OBJ('/ROB/sample.TXT') NEWLNK('/ROB2/smpa.TXT') LNKTYPE(*HARD)
DSPLNK OBJ('/ROB/sample.txt') DETAIL(*EXTENDED) DSPOPT(*ALL)
12=Display links
Object link
/ROB/sample.txt
/ROB2/smpa.TXT
Conclusion:
- First link on DSPLNK - 12 is the original link.
- Second link is a *HARD link
- No utility, short of analyzing each ifs file to see if it is a symbolic
link, and if so, if it is built against the file in question, to display
all symbolic links associated with this link.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.
