[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
@Mason Kramer: Change wide symlinks to wide links and make sure it's in the [global] section. It's working for me in 10.04: uname -a Linux lucid 2.6.32-27-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 1 23:52:12 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 Title: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
@Mason Kramer: Change wide symlinks to wide links and make sure it's in the [global] section. It's working for me in 10.04: uname -a Linux lucid 2.6.32-27-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 1 23:52:12 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 Title: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
I'm on Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx. uname -a Linux raja 2.6.32-25-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:52:42 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux follow symlinks = yes wide symlinks = yes unix extensions = no in /etc/samba/smb.conf Symlinks are not getting followed on the server. My Mac can seem them but can't follow them. (They're not wide, either). I also tried xapient's suggestion of installing samba-tools, smbfs, libpam-mount, and winbind. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Oh, by the way, I did not have this issue in Ubuntu 9.x -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
I'm on Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx. uname -a Linux raja 2.6.32-25-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:52:42 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux follow symlinks = yes wide symlinks = yes unix extensions = no in /etc/samba/smb.conf Symlinks are not getting followed on the server. My Mac can seem them but can't follow them. (They're not wide, either). I also tried xapient's suggestion of installing samba-tools, smbfs, libpam-mount, and winbind. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Oh, by the way, I did not have this issue in Ubuntu 9.x -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
@joel garbor: the option for symlinks out of the shared directory is called wide links = yes (not wide SYMlinks) on lucid i also had to install some other packages to make it work (like samba-tools smbfs libpam-mount winbind) sorry i don't know which one does the trick (i believe smbfs) -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
@joel garbor: the option for symlinks out of the shared directory is called wide links = yes (not wide SYMlinks) on lucid i also had to install some other packages to make it work (like samba-tools smbfs libpam-mount winbind) sorry i don't know which one does the trick (i believe smbfs) -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
@prygme: sounds like your issue is different. Also the bug was about CIFS mounts, which are affected by mount options (-o nounix) and not by smb.conf parameters. Please open a separate bug if you want to report a regression in Lucid. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
@prygme: sounds like your issue is different. Also the bug was about CIFS mounts, which are affected by mount options (-o nounix) and not by smb.conf parameters. Please open a separate bug if you want to report a regression in Lucid. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
I'd no problem with symlinks.Then I've updated to Lucid Lynx, and now I discover this bug. I've added the following lines to /etc/smb.conf : follow symlinks = yes wide symlinks = yes unix extensions = no No success. I can't change to symlinked libraries when I'm connecting samba from windows xp client. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
I'd no problem with symlinks.Then I've updated to Lucid Lynx, and now I discover this bug. I've added the following lines to /etc/smb.conf : follow symlinks = yes wide symlinks = yes unix extensions = no No success. I can't change to symlinked libraries when I'm connecting samba from windows xp client. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
I was able to follow symlinks once I used the nounix option in the cifs mount. BUT it's still not clear to me what the right way to follow symlinks is when unix extensions is turned on. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
I've tried with nounix and nolinux (as proposed by the cifs devs) and changed the bit in /proc and got symlinks all the time. I guess I was using a different version than the server and there could be some issues (I know rsync does a lot). Unfortunately, I can't control the server, but I moved all my stuff to the same tree and now I don't have this problem anymore... Pity I solved the wrong way... ;) -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
I have the same problem when 'unix extensions = yes' is set on the Samba server side. Server and client are both Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy). If the symlink itself is the share, it can be accessed from the client, and it is followed correctly on the server. The symbol for the share in the clients GUI is not that of a link but that of a simple folder or file. If the share is a folder and she symlink is inside the share, the symlink is displayed as a symlink on the client. It can't be followed on the server because the client tries to follow the link on the client itself. Usulally the target does not exist there and the link is displayed as 'broken', but it if a file with the targets name occasionally exists on the client, the link leads to a wrong file. That can be quite dangerous. The problem only depends on the setting of 'linux extensions = yes' on the server; it is the same if the share is mounted with 'smbfs' or with 'cifs' on the client. Setting 'unix extensions = no' on the server side seems to me not to be a good solution, for usually unix extensions = yes is needed for access rights administration. I hope that there will soon be an other fix for this bug. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Hi, not at all, I don't have access to the server nor can ask the admins to change this policy company wide. Thanks anyway! -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Hi, I still have problems with this on Gutsy $ uname -a Linux sbornia 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux $ cat /proc/fs/cifs/LinuxExtensionsEnabled 0 $ sudo mount -t cifs -o nounix,credentials=/home/renato/.smbcredentials,rw //cup/sp sp And still see the symlinks as symlinks... -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
@rengolin. I have used the other solution, on the Samba server-side: 'unix extensions = no'. This is working OK for me. I have not tried the client-side solution like you have used, so I can not comment on that. Perhaps this is any help for you. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
OK, it's nice to have that symlink info, but this is not good if that particular folder is unreachable, see example: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/media/lin01-public/music/all$ cd mp3 bash: cd: mp3: No such file or directory Even if I turn 'unix extensions = no' on de server (and assuming the above problem is solved), this should not happen in my opinion: all folders should be reachable with or without the server setting. This is important for backwards compatability. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Because misconfigured symlinks can be a security exposure, discussing symlinks requires a little background: If the client is Linux client, Samba server by default reports a symlink as a symlink not as a directory. The Linux client can get information on the symlink and follow it. Symlinks from within a network export (share) to paths outside of the share, especially absolute paths (e.g. like /etc/passwd) are usually a bad idea, but there are cases where they may be useful. If you want to follow symlinks on the server, rather than have the client follow symlinks. You can turn off the Unix Extensions any of three ways: 1) unix extensions = no in the server smb.conf file or 2) turning them off on the client before mount echo 0 /proc/fs/cifs/LinuxExtensionsEnabled or 3) turning them off on the mount (cifs 1.50 or later, probably not in your kernel) mount -t cifs //server/share /mnt -o nounix Also note that symlink following on the server can be disabled by follow symlinks = no in the server's smb.conf (rarely needed) I don't think behavior on the client side has changed in a while here (other than the new mount option nounix) -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Note that smbfs symlink support may have problems. The cifs module has replaced smbfs (mount -t cifs //server/share /mnt instead of mount -t smbfs //server/share /mnt -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
nfs behaves the same way, ie the clients sees symlink. Steve provided three ways to fix your configuration. Thus I'm marking this bug as Won't fix. ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Won't Fix -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you try to use the cifs module instead of smbfs ? Which version does the ubuntu-server run ? ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low Status: New = Incomplete -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Could you try to use the cifs module instead of smbfs ? Same situation (unmounted smbfs, remounted with cifs) Which version does the ubuntu-server run ? Dapper, smb 3.0.22 -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
This is a feature that falls under the CIFS Unix extensions. The latest version of the cifs kernel modules implements proper support for these extensions. ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Triaged -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
Can you translate your answer, please? Does it mean it's a feature that I can see symlink info through Samba? Is the latest version of cifs not included in gutsy yet? I'm confused. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 134716] Re: Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid
On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 10:11:15PM -, markba wrote: Does it mean it's a feature that I can see symlink info through Samba? Yes. But it seems that having a symlink pointing outside the shared directory is pointless. Is the latest version of cifs not included in gutsy yet? The latest version of the cifs module in gutsy properly implements the CIFS Unix extensions, which means that symlinks and other unix properties are correctly supported with the cifs protocol. You can disable this by using the 'unix extensions = no' option on the samba server. -- Mount with smbfs treats symlinks invalid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
