The cifs.symlinks.enable option just controls whether or not symlinks are
followed by CIFS client access. Pre-existing symlinks are fine. Typical problems
with CIFS and symlinks are
* By default the filer will not follow symbolic links which result in cyclic
directory structure. Since CIFS clients don't understand symlinks, we display
them as if they were the same object as the destination of the symlink. Programs
like "FastFind", which tries to index directories, wind up getting very confused
if you have symlinks that refer to directories above the current one. If it is
critical to follow such symlinks anyway, you can turn off the
cifs.symlinks.cycleguard option.
* Symlinks that leave the share are not permitted. That is because it would
violate the share-level permissions, or even allow access to portions of the
filesystem that were not intended to be shared. Also, symlinks that refer to
destinations off the filer are not supported. These types of symlinks however
will be supported in the near future using a secure method.
Mark Muhlestein -- mmm(a)netapp.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Kelly [mailto:derek.kelly@genomecorp.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 7:05 AM
> To: toasters(a)mathworks.com
> Subject: RE: Problem in symbolic links
>
>
> Is it possible that the option only works with symlinks
> created *after*
> the option is enabled?
>
> Derek Kelly
> Genomecorp
>
>
> On 6/26/00 at 4:16 AM, abond(a)netapp.com wrote:
>
> > The option name is actually cifs.symlinks.enable
> >
> > You may also need to look at cifs.symlinks.cycleguard if
> the symlinks
> > start with
> > .. or ..
> >
> > Also you may need to create/modify /etc/symlink.translations if the
> path
> > the
> > unix clients follow is not the same path the filer would have to
> follow.
> >
> > See the manpages for options and symlink.translations for
> more detail.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bhaskar.g(a)philips.com [mailto:bhaskar.g@philips.com]
> > > Sent: 26 June 2000 12:03
> > > To: toasters(a)mathworks.com
> > > Subject: Problem in symbolic links
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > We are facing problem in accessing the Doc files which are
> > > symbolic links on the Netapp box from a PC.
> > > Please can you let us know how to access that. We tried with
> > > the option
> > >
> > > option cifs.symlink.enable on/off
> > > also but without success.
> > >
> > > kind regards
> > >
> > > Bhaskar G
> > > Philips Semiconductors,
> > > #3, Sterling Square,Madras Bank Road,
> > > Off St Mark's Road,BANGALORE-560 001.
> > > Voice : +91 80 222 9200 Ext 5060
> > > Fax: +91 80 2229700
> > >
> [dkelly(a)genomecorp.com - CSSG]
> If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing.
>
>