Link disappears

[rpgKnight]

Here is what we do:

CRTDIR DIR("QNTC/OUTSIDE")

Then I create a symbolic link:

ADDLNK OBJ('/QNTC/OUTSIDE/OPT') NEWLNK('/OPT')

I need to create the symbolic link because we have a piece of software that is unable to read a path that is too long.

This works for a short time, maybe 30 minutes, and then the symbolic link disappears. IBM says there is no way for a symbolic link to disappear unless a RMVLNK is called. I don't have anything that is issuing a RMVLNK command.

Any ideas as to what is deleting the symbolic link? I am still dealing with IBM on the issue. We are on the latest PTFs for V7R1.

Thanks in advance...

[abercrombieande]

Re: Link disappears

Are you deleting the target file at any point? I know the soft link is not suppose to be removed if the target file gets deleted but might be a bug

Also are you sure the link is deleted or is it just broken. Try ls -R to see if the link is there