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# 1  
Old 10-21-2009
How to change symbolic links via script
Hello,

the install routine puts automatically the servername "SERVER" in the symlink like:

hello.txt --> /SERVER/usr/lpp/hello.txt
world.txt --> /SERVER/usr/lpp/world.txt

... but i need to change this symlinks (without servername) to:

hello.txt --> /usr/lpp/hello.txt
world.txt --> /usr/lpp/world.txt

Thx for help!
# 2  
Old 10-21-2009
I'm not sure if I understood your problem but have tried this before?

Code:
ln -fs hello.txt /usr/lpp/hello.txt
ln -fs world.txt /usr/lpp/world.txt

# 3  
Old 10-21-2009
I know about this command but the symlinks are in several subdirectories and must be changed recursively.
# 4  
Old 10-21-2009
This should fix the issue at once:
Code:
ln -s / /SERVER

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