Installation removes /var/log symlink and makes new directory

On my system, /var/log is a symlink to another directory. Installation of updatemanager removed the symlink, created a new /var/log directory and made it's swupas log directories in there. This is obviously not an acceptable process (removing the symlink).
[264 byte] By [npathway] at [2007-11-26 6:03:59]
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We have reproduced the same behaviour on our test machines. A change request has been logged, CR# 6325266We will keep you informed when the official fix is issued.
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