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From: ekrell@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com (Eduardo Krell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How to make sendmail re-read the configuration file (and cron)
Message-ID: <1740@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>
Date: Tue, 20-Jan-87 10:16:25 EST
Article-I.D.: ulysses.1740
Posted: Tue Jan 20 10:16:25 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 21-Jan-87 00:30:04 EST
References: <136@quacky.mips.UUCP> <201@devon.UUCP> <2409@mcc-pp.UUCP>
Reply-To: ekrell@ulysses.UUCP (Eduardo Krell)
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In article <2409@mcc-pp.UUCP> ables@mcc-pp.UUCP writes:
>Now, the question I have is why would you ever NOT want stat()
>to resolve the link and stat the actual disk file rather than the
>link???

stat() always follows symbolic links; lstat() does not. You need lstat()
to see what the permissions are on (and who owns) a link, for instance.

Unless programs use lstat(), they will follow symbolic links and will be
unaware of their existence.
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    Eduardo Krell                   AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill

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