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"/private/etc/httpd" vs "/etc/httpd"
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Aug 25, 2007, 11:44 AM
 
Hi All,

I'm having a bit of a problem. Whenever I change something in "/private/etc/httpd" it gets changed in "/etc/httpd", yet, there are no links connecting the two. I've searched all symbolic links and there is nothing explicitly connecting the directories. Is there something bigger going on here?

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Aug 25, 2007, 11:47 AM
 
It sure is a symlink on my Macs

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***:/ simon$ ls -al /etc lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 11 Nov 6 2006 /etc -> private/etc
     
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Aug 25, 2007, 12:33 PM
 
*smacks forehead*

I was assuming "/etc" was the original directory, and was therefore looking to "/private/etc" for any symlinks. I had it backwards.

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Aug 27, 2007, 03:40 PM
 
Correct. /etc is a symlink to /private/etc.
     
   
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