[Samba] client-side symlinks ?

[Ralph Boehme]

On 5/4/23 15:01, Michael Tokarev via samba wrote:
> 04.05.2023 15:32, Ralph Boehme пишет:
>> On 5/4/23 13:57, Michael Tokarev via samba wrote:
>>> Is it possible for windows to actually see and use symlinks on samba 
>>> server?
>>> Windows NTFS does have notion of junctions and symbolic links, so 
>>> when one
>>> open file A (which is a symbolic link), windows actually opens file B.
>>> Can such mechanism be used when A is on samba share?
>>
>> currently not, but with the upcoming SMB3 UNIX Extensions this will be 
>> possible. It is currently being worked on by Volker. There's no ETA.
> 
> It is interesting.  Windows to windows communication allows symlinks,
> client machine does see a symlink as a symlink.
> 
> Does windows use SMB3 UNIX Extensions for this?

no, it's not functionally related, it's just part of the same larger set 
of changes we need in Samba and so is basically a side effect. :)

-slow

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