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Old 06-26-2009
solaris 10- cant create softlink
bash-3.00# ln -s /lib /usr/lib
ln: cannot create /usr/lib/lib: File exists
bash-3.00#
# 2  
Old 06-26-2009
Which means there is a lib directory inside the /usr/lib as lib .
# 3  
Old 06-26-2009
No, it means that the destination directory /usr/lib exists.

Code:
If /lib does not exist as any type of file and you want to create the soft link.

lr-xr-xr-t   1 root       sys              8 May  7  2003 /lib -> /usr/lib

On most unix systems this soft link exists already.

The command is:

ln -s /usr/lib /lib

# 4  
Old 06-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
On most unix systems this soft link exists already.

The command is:

ln -s /usr/lib /lib
That's not true for Solaris 10. That's why I pointed out that error
# 5  
Old 06-26-2009
There is no error but yours.
There are already both /lib and /usr/lib directories under Solaris with different contents.
What are you trying to achieve ?
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