Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <45BA125AAE48D311B03D00508B0CA96AA3D281@itsmail.tutsys.com> From: Stephen Iribarne To: cygwin Subject: symlinks not working on Samba mounted drives. Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:26:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BFD657.FEDD8A36" ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD657.FEDD8A36 Content-Type: text/plain I checked out the FAQ on this but my version of Samba 1.9 and the latest version I have 2.03 on another Linux box must not support the options mentioned in the FAQ. When I do from my bash shell: ln -s ../main/FileFoo.h . If I look at the file that was just created it looks like !../main/FileFoo.h^@ The FAQ talks about the option mask system = yes and create mask = 0775. I can't find anything in the Samba doc that talks about this. I've tried multiple variations...any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks stv /* Steve Iribarne Tut Systems, Inc. http://www.tutsys.com */ ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD657.FEDD8A36 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable symlinks not working on Samba mounted drives.

I checked out the FAQ on this but my = version of Samba 1.9 and the latest version I have 2.03 on another = Linux box must not support the options mentioned in the FAQ. =

When I do from my bash shell:

ln -s ../main/FileFoo.h .

If I look at the file that was just = created it looks like

!<symlink>../main/FileFoo.h^@


The FAQ talks about the option mask = system =3D yes and create mask =3D 0775.  I can't find anything in = the Samba doc that talks about this.

I've tried multiple variations...any = help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
stv

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