On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:33:51AM -0400, James Knott wrote:
I've recently set up a server running openSUSE 11.4. I have set up some common file areas in the /srv partition, which I link to from user directories. If I use WinSCP to access the user accounts, I can follow the symlinks to /srv. However, if I use Samba, I get an error that files on /srv are not accessible and it might be due to permissions. I have tried the "follow symlinks" and "wide links" options in smb.conf, but still no luck. Any ideas?
You know http://www.samba.org/samba/news/symlink_attack.html ? BUT (yes, by intention all uppercase) this is only valid for Samba post-3.6.0pre2. As you state to use oS 11.4 I expect you're using the version included with the release, which was 3.5.7. If it still doesn't work please follow http://en.openSUSE.org/Samba in particular the section labeled "Samba bug reporting and advanced debugging information". Please ensure to post the bug ID here for reference too. Question to Lars: What happens if no bug report gets filed and we continue to discuss the issue here? Well, then you continue here and very likely nobody will care any further. 2nd question to Lars: What can we do better beyond bug reporting if we like to contribute to the SUSE Samba stuff? File submit requests to network:samba:TESTING or network:samba:STABLE - which one you take is up to your good sense. Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany