[cifs-protocol] [EXTERNAL] "Flags" field in [MS-SMB2] 2.2.2.2.1 Symbolic Link Error Response? - TrackingID#2211090040006372

[Michael Bowen]

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Hi Volker,

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-----Original Message-----
From: Volker Lendecke <Volker.Lendecke at sernet.de> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 1:49 AM
To: Interoperability Documentation Help <dochelp at microsoft.com>
Cc: cifs-protocol at lists.samba.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] "Flags" field in [MS-SMB2] 2.2.2.2.1 Symbolic Link Error Response?

Hi Dochelp,

[MS-SMB2] 2.2.2.2.1 describes the Flags field to have one of two
values: 0 (absolute symlink) and 1 (relative symlink).

Attached find a network trace of a test against Windows 2016 Standard. In frame 33 the test creates a symlink, and in frame 39 it tries to open it. Frame 40 correctly replies with NT_STATUS_STOPPED_ON_SYMLINK, but the "Flags" field has a value of 0x20000001. What is that additional bit?

Thanks,

Volker