-symlink("$parm_cwd/confs/0000", "$parm_cwd/test-config")
- or die "Unable to link initial config into place: $!\n";
+open (IN, "$parm_cwd/confs/0000") ||
+ tests_exit(-1, "Couldn't open $parm_cwd/confs/0000: $!\n");
+open (OUT, ">test-config") ||
+ tests_exit(-1, "Couldn't open test-config: $!\n");
+while (<IN>) { print OUT; }
+close(IN);
+close(OUT);