CIFS shares do not follow symbolic links per default

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Juergen Caris

To make Samba following symbolic links you must add the following to your smb.conf file.
In the [global] section add:

unix extensions = no

In your share section add:

follow symlinks = yes
wide links = yes

About Juergen Caris

I am 54yo, MSc(Dist) and BSc in Computer Science, German and working as a Senior Server Engineer for the NHS Lothian. I am responsible for the patient management system, called TrakCare. I am a UNIX/Linux guy, working in this sector for more than 20 years now. I am also interested in robotics, microprocessors, system monitoring, Home automation and programming.
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