Re: Can't hardlink in different dirs. (BUG#826)

[David Woodhouse]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Richard Gooch wrote:
> > [..] I can definately say that making hardlinks to files in other
> > directories (not owned by the linking user) is a handy feature. [..]

> For what exactly is it an handy feature? I never needed to hardlink to
> a file that I don't own, so you would convince me if you would raise
> good points.

ISTR I used to (want to?) do this a lot when I had to use boxen I didn't have
root on, especially Solaris boxen which had nothing useful installed by
default.

If someone had already compiled for themselves a copy of whatever program I 
wanted, I prefer to hard link it than symlink it because that way it doesn't 
disappear when they have finished with it, or when their account is removed.



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