On Thu, 6 Oct 2011 14:44:09 -0400, TH (Tom) wrote: > > So, more symlink madness. /etc/grub2.cfg -> /boot/grub2/grub.cfg > > and it doesn't even work flawlessly: > > This is like the grub1 "/etc/grub.conf" symlink; faster access to the > grub configuration and grub configuration accessible under "/etc". And cannot be used in conjunction with grub2-mkconfig after editing files in /etc/grub.d/, so its questionable. qed. > > # grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2.cfg > > Generating grub.cfg ... > > ... > > # ls /etc/grub2.cfg > > /etc/grub2.cfg > > > > WTF? It didn't _follow_ the symlink, it replaced it with a file. > > Of course. That's what overwriting a symlink with a file does. Which makes the symlink less useful. With GRUB 1 where one had to use an editor to edit the config file directly, one could use the symlink out of convenience. -- Fedora release 16 (Verne) - Linux 3.1.0-0.rc8.git0.1.fc16.x86_64 loadavg: 0.08 0.06 0.05 -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
