Very Computer

I have a (newbie ?) question !
I'm working on a HP-UX 11.0 sytem and trying to use the symbolic link
feature ("ln -s")

Here is the point :
For testing purpose, I create a directory in the current directory, for
example "toto" : mkdir toto
In the same directory, I create a link to this directory : ln -s toto aaa.
Every thing works fine and I can destroy the link with "rm aaa" which, of
course, does not
destroy the directory "toto".

But, I have serious problems when I made a link to another directory in the
same file sytem :
      "ln -s /home/portfolio_1/pub RapCirc"
      "lrwxrwxrwx   1 transfer   best            21 Sep  6 13:02 RapCirc ->
/home/portfolio_1/pub"
The link works fine but :
    1) I start an ftp session in Internet Explorer with a "normal" user :

        I cannot see the link in the window but can open it directly

        I start an ftp session in Internet Explorer with root :

        Why can I not see the link with a normal user ?

    2) If I try to destroy the link (rm RapCirc), it refuses with the
message : "rm: RapCirc/ directory" !
        If  I unlink the link (unlink RapCirc/), It destroys everything
including the link directory (/home/portfolio_1/pub/)
        I don't know how to remove the link without touching the target
directory

It is perhaps some really basic questions but I really don't understand.
I have read the man pages and it does not help.

Please help me !
Regards,

Xavier
As I'm french, I apologize for my poor english !

Quote:>    2) If I try to destroy the link (rm RapCirc), it refuses with the
>message : "rm: RapCirc/ directory" !

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But :

1) I am quite sure that the ftp server does not do a "chroot"  for normal
user.
    Don't forget that  I don't see the link (with

2)  I did not type "rm RapCirc/" but "rm RapCirc" without "/" !
     I have thought that the "/" may cause a problem....

Again, I really need your help...

Thanks
Xavier

You were right !
For the second point, I use "rm RapCirc/" with the "/".
When I try "rm RapCirc", it just works fine...
Sorry, I am stupid  and must be more careful.

Anyway, I still do not understand the first point (invisible link in an ftp
session
into Internet Explorer)

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Genuity, Burlington, MA
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