[ale] ON_THE_BLINK-> find

[jknapka at charter.net (Joe Knapka)]

Is /tmp/lost+found a symlink? If so, the
referred file or directory does not exist. Incidentally,
it is probably not a good thing for this to be a
symlink; I think e2fsck expects the lost+found directory
to physically exist on an e2 filesystem.

-- Joe Knapka
* I speak only for myself, except when the little transceiver
* at the base of my skull is activated...

David Hamm wrote:
> 
> What happens if you "touch /tmp/lost+found" and then run the command?
> 
> On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> 
> > Running RedHat5.2,
> >
> > When I................
> >
> >     find /  -name X    [or try to find anything else]
> >
> > I get.............
> >
> >     find: /tmp/lost+found: No such file or directory
> >     then, a return to the command prompt
> >
> > Anyone ?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >