--- tomcat6-6.0.24/debian/tomcat6.postinst.orig	2011-04-12 09:17:31.646908258 -0400
+++ tomcat6-6.0.24/debian/tomcat6.postinst	2011-04-11 15:21:32.696051114 -0400
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     ;;
 esac
 
-if [ ! -d /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/ROOT ]; then
+if [ ! -d /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/ROOT -a ! -L /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/ROOT ]; then
     cp -r /usr/share/tomcat6/webapps/default_root /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/ROOT
 fi