diff --git a/config/config.sh b/config/config.sh
index 423cd166..ab9dccb3 100644
--- a/config/config.sh
+++ b/config/config.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ umask 0022
 
 export SCODOC_DIR=/opt/scodoc/Products/ScoDoc
 
-export SCODOC_VAR_DIR=$(realpath "$SCODOC_DIR/../../var/scodoc")
+export SCODOC_VAR_DIR=$(realpath -L "$SCODOC_DIR/../../var/scodoc")
 #  = /opt/scodoc/var/scodoc
 export SCODOC_VERSION_DIR="${SCODOC_VAR_DIR}/config/version"
 export SCODOC_LOGOS_DIR="${SCODOC_VAR_DIR}/config/logos"
diff --git a/config/delete_dept.sh b/config/delete_dept.sh
index d5e2bce2..cec81d01 100755
--- a/config/delete_dept.sh
+++ b/config/delete_dept.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ then
   exit 0
 else
   echo 'Attention: pas de configuration trouvee pour "'"$DEPT"'"'
+  echo " fichier cherché: $cfg_pathname"
   echo " => ne fait rien."
   exit 0
 fi