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Bug#4541: shouldn't make /lib/modules/current symlink



Package: modules
Version: 2.0.0-8

The /etc/init.d/modules script makes a symlink, /lib/modules/current.
There is no need for the symlink, and in fact, it breaks some systems.

I have a linux server, and several diskless clients that use the server
for nfs. All of them share the /lib directory. As things stand now, I have
to make sure the server and all clients are running the same version of
the kernel. When I boot one of the clients that's running a different
version of the kernel than what the server is using, the init.d/modules
script does

ln -snf /lib/modules/`uname -r` /lib/modules/current

This breaks the server, so it can no longer find the correct modules! 

I believe that the symlink is unneccessary. /etc/conf.modules already has
things in it like:

path[fs]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/fs
path[misc]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
path[net]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/net
..

That make the module utilities look in the proper directory according to
kernel version. My systems run fine if I delete the /lib/modules/current
symlink and make no other changes.

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