Cannot find system map file

Anita Lewis ajlewis2
Mon May 17 11:28:14 PDT 2004


On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 10:16:26 -0500, Brian Witowski wrote:
> 
> I get this message in my log file.  I have check the link and the file
> pointed to doesn't exist.  I never poke around that directory so I think
> it's unlikely that I deleted it.  The system runs normally in every other
> respect.  Is it necessary?  How can I recreate the file?
> 
> Brian

If you compiled your kernel, then it will be in /usr/src/linux.  Otherwise
it should be in /boot from the installation.  When you recompile the kernel
you need to copy both the kernel and the System.map to /boot.

Anita



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