Sharing a symlinked (`mklink /d`) directory via SMB?
- by Alois Mahdal
I have a Windows 7 amd64 box where one directory is shared:
local path is d:\drop\
remote path is \\aloism\drop
from SMB point of view, Everyone has Read and Write permission
ACLs for the folder are set so that all authenticated users have read and write permissions:NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(OI)(CI)C (which is inherited to all levels below)
Now I create a symbolic link within the structure of the directory:
D:\drop>mklink /d tools2 tools
symbolic link created for tools2 <<===>> tools
The problem is that I can't access this new directory from any of the remote machines (a Windows 7 box and a Windows XP box—both behave the same way):
C:\>dir \\aloism\drop\tools2\
Volume in drive \\aloism\drop is droot
Volume Serial Number is FA73-1897
Directory of \\aloism\drop\tools2
File Not Found
How can I make it work? Possibly also for files?