[Samba] Symbolic links do NOT work if the source file is present BOTH on client & server !!!

[Catrinel Catrinescu]

Dear all

I struggle with a very annoying bug !

The problem is very simple to reproduce
(NO Windows stuff needed, ONLY Linux !):

1. Samba 3.5.6 running on a Debian 6 (Squeeze) Server with following configuration:

   /etc/samba/smb.conf:

       security = user
       guest account = nobody
       map to guest = bad user
       null passwords = yes
       case sensitive = yes

	 [myshare]
       path = /raid/samba/share
       guest ok = yes
       read only = no


   /etc/fstab:
       /dev/md0   /raid   ext4   auto,acl   0   1


2. Debian 6 Client mounts the Samba myshare with:
   cc at Client:/# mount.cifs //Server/share/ /mnt/testshare/ -o rw,guest,uid=cc,gid=cc


3. Create a symbolic link onto the share, from a file (example /tmp/tt)
   everything works fine:
   cc at Client:/# ln -s /tmp/tt /mnt/testshare/ttlink
   cc at Client:/# cat /mnt/testshare/ttlink
         I am on Client !
		 

4. Now, if you create a file with the SAME name /tmp/tt on the Server:
   cc at Server:/#  echo '     I am on Server !' > /tmp/tt
   
   
5. Then, you will lose the access to your link, from the Client side !!!!!!!!!!
   cc at Client:/# cat /mnt/testshare/ttlink
   cat: /mnt/testshare/ttlink: Permission denied

   
6. It's enough to remove (or only rename) the /tmp/tt file from the Server and
   the link will work again perfect:
   cc at Server:/# rm /tmp/tt
   cc at Client:/# cat /mnt/testshare/ttlink
         I am on Client !


Please, please help with a solution, or take it in your bug list with very high priority,
because if it cannot be fixed by parameters, then it's a very serious bug !


Thanks in advance
CC