[linux-cifs-client] Re: samba/cifs symlinks on 2.6.11

[Steven French]

> Who is supposed to do following the links: local client or remote server?

If the Unix extensions are disabled (either in smb.conf or perhaps better
by "echo 0 > /proc/fs/cifs/LinuxExtensionsEnabled") then the server is
expected to follow them depending on the setting of the "wide links"
smb.conf parm.  Note that Samba may treat symlinks that point to targets
with absolute pathnames or those with relative path names targets outside
of the exported share as unsafe by default.

If the Unix extensions are enabled on the client (which they are by
default) and the Server (such as samba with "Unix Extensions = yes" in
smb.conf) then the client is the one following the symlink


Steve French
Senior Software Engineer
Linux Technology Center - IBM Austin
phone: 512-838-2294
email: sfrench at-sign us dot ibm dot com
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