How To Make My Directory Links Persist After Reboot?

I have done my first 'ln' to make for easy access to my /windows/Data-W/docs directory (ntfs, elsewhere on the disk). There seem to be a number of ways to make this link permanent-ish:
1. write a small script with the ln command in it
2. modify/create a udev script in /etc/init.d
3. something else related to the initial mapping of directories to partitions...???

I am unsure of the correct dir/file location to use in 1. Woulld it run if non-root user logs in?
The udev route is daunting - new syntax, new pitfalls - although it seems the most 'professonal'. Reading http://www.reactivated.net/writing_u...s.html#builtin was interesting but I'm still not confident.

This seems such a basic issue but no SuSE 10.3 solutions reward my searching.

You could place the command to start ln in the /etc/profile.local file. It should then run that command at login for every user.

Just create and open up the file as root -

Get root access

su

Create the file, as it is not there by default. There is a "profile" file in the /etc/ folder, but it could possibly get overwritten during system updates, so that's why were not using it and opting for profile.local instead. /etc/profile is for options defined by SUSE itself, and shouldn't be modified. /etc/profile actually detects whether there is a profile.local file, and if there is, it executes it.

touch /etc/profile.local

Open up the new file in gedit or kate

gedit /etc/profile.local

kate /etc/profile.local

At this point, just add your command as the first line and save the file.

There are doubtlessly countless ways to start up a script in SUSE - Linux is dauntingly and endlessly configurable - but this is the way I would personally do it and which seems to be the most popular option. If /etc/profile.local doesn't work for you, /etc/profile certainly will, but could possibly be overwritten in the future.

EDITL Might want to research /etc/initscript as well.

Say you have a directory called /export/mass/music and you want to see this in your home area.

 cd

ln -s /export/mass/music

now you have a symbolc link that makes /home/username/music look like it's in your home area instead of having to type /export/mass/music. The link is permanent, even if you reboot.