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Re: Error when attempting to start inetd


Michael Grand wrote:

> René Berber wrote:
> 
>> They have to be the same directory, thus the hardlink (man ln):
>>
>> ln /var/mail/spool /var/mail
>>
>> of course this has to be done after you delete the directory you created.
> 
> /var/mail/spool does not exist.  Do you mean /var/spool ?

No, I copied the paths in the wrong order, it should be:

ln /var/mail /var/spool/mail
-- 
René Berber


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