mksandbox-el7.diff

diff --git a/scripts/mksandbox-pkgsrc b/scripts/mksandbox-pkgsrc
index 9a40c22..65512e9 100755
--- a/scripts/mksandbox-pkgsrc
+++ b/scripts/mksandbox-pkgsrc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Linux)
 	bmakeprog=bmake
 	chmodprog=/bin/chmod
 	chownprog=/bin/chown
-	cpprog=/bin/cp
+	cpprog="/bin/cp -P"
 	gtarprog=/bin/tar
 	idprog=/usr/bin/id
 	mkdirprog="/bin/mkdir -p"
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ esac
 
 echo "Make empty dirs upon which to mount the null mounts"
 for d in $sandboxMountDirs; do
+	if [ -L $d ]; then
+		$cpprog $d $sandbox$d
+		continue
+	fi
 	test -d $d || continue;
 	case $d in
 	*X11*)	test "$with_x" = "yes" || continue ;;