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Hi While trying to copy I got this error message ptcvm5:/home/test1 # cp -rp /home/IR2ZLM/* . cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/client/rhel-4es-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/client/rhel-4as-x86_64' cp: will not create ...
  1. 09-20-2008 #1
    chakribobby
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    problem with copying

    Hi
    While trying to copy I got this error message

    ptcvm5:/home/test1 # cp -rp /home/IR2ZLM/* .
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/client/rhel-4es-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/client/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/client/rhel-4ws-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/client/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4es-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4ws-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/edir/sles-10-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/edir/sles-10-i586' to directory `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/edir/sles-9-i586' to directory `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/edir/sles-9-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/edir/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4es-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4ws-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/imaging/sles-10-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/imaging/sles-10-i586' to directory `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/imaging/sles-9-i586' to directory `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4as-x86_64'
    cp: will not create hard link `./data/packages/imaging/sles-9-x86_64' to directory `./data/packages/imaging/rhel-4as-x86_64'

    thanks in advance
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  2. 09-21-2008 #2
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    cp -rp /home/IR2ZLM/* .
    . means current working directory. It means Source and Destination are same in your command.
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    ptcvm5:/home/test1 # cp -rp /home/IR2ZLM/* .

    my current directory is /home/test1
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    My Mistake !
    Post the output of this
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    ls -l /home/IR2ZLM/data/packages/imaging
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  5. 09-21-2008 #5
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    ptcvm5:~ # ls -l /home/IR2ZLM/data/packages/imaging/
    total 28
    drw-r--r-- 2 root root 4096 May 9 09:40 rhel-4as-x86_64
    drw-r--r-- 2 root root 4096 May 9 09:40 rhel-4es-x86_64
    drw-r--r-- 2 root root 4096 May 9 09:40 rhel-4ws-x86_64
    drw-r--r-- 2 root root 4096 May 9 09:40 sles-10-i586
    drw-r--r-- 2 root root 4096 May 9 09:40 sles-10-x86_64
    drw-r--r-- 2 root root 4096 May 9 09:40 sles-9-i586
    drw-r--r-- 2 root root 4096 May 9 09:40 sles-9-x86_64
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  6. 09-21-2008 #6
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    I mounted the iso image in the directory /home/ IR2ZLM
    After the I am trying to copy the contents of IR2ZLM to test1 directory
    then i got this error message
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