[PLUG] Loss of symbolic link on re-boot

[Rich Shepard]

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007, Ken Hill wrote:

> What is the benefit of using symbolic links?

   In this case there isn't a benefit. In other situations (e.g., a PDA,
CD-ROM) you can configure the hardware to mount using a generic symlink
(e.g., /dev/pilot, /dev/cdrom) and it doesn't matter where that link points.
You can change the actual device without the hardware knowing that's what
happened. It's an abstraction.

Rich

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