[Samba] Windows ACL in share and symbolic links...

[Rowland Penny]

On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 12:47:13 +0100
Marco Gaiarin via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> 
> We have a share like this:
> 
> [Wpkg]
>         browseable = No
>         comment = WPKG Automated Software Deploying System
>         hosts allow = 10.30.0.0/16
>         inherit permissions = Yes
>         map acl inherit = Yes
>         path = /srv/share/wpkg
>         read only = No
>         vfs objects = acl_xattr
>         volume = WPKG
>         acl_xattr:default acl style = windows
>         acl_xattr:ignore system acls = yes
> 
> and windows complain about setting permissions on a couple of
> symbolic links in that share.

What does Windows complain about ?
Could it be that the symlinks point outside the share, if so, then
Samba will ignore them, unless configured to follow them (not a good
idea).

> 
> 
> I can't use symbolic links in share with Windows ACL? Thanks.

You should be able to, but just in the share.

Rowland