Index: modules/path/path.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/path/path.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -p -r1.10 path.admin.inc
--- modules/path/path.admin.inc	21 Aug 2008 19:36:37 -0000	1.10
+++ modules/path/path.admin.inc	13 Sep 2008 16:22:17 -0000
@@ -141,8 +141,13 @@ function path_admin_form_validate($form,
     form_set_error('dst', t('The alias %alias is already in use in this language.', array('%alias' => $dst)));
   }
   $item = menu_get_item($src);
-  if (!$item) {
-    form_set_error('src', t("The path '@link_path' is invalid.", array('@link_path' => $src)));
+  if (!$item && !$item['access']) {
+    if (user_access('administer menu')) {
+      drupal_set_message(t("The path '@link_path' is invalid but the path alias '@link_alias' has been created.", array('@link_path' => $src, '@link_alias' => $dst)), 'error');
+    }
+    else {
+      form_set_error('src', t("The path '@link_path' is invalid.", array('@link_path' => $src)));
+    }
   }
 }