mfsymlink allows for unix style symlinks on mounted SMB volumes. It is very useful for allowing unix style symlinks for Windows and Mac clients on the network./etc/fstab:
Code:
//SMBSERVER/SMBSHARE /MOUNTDIR cifs uid=$usernameOR$uid,gid=$groupnameOR$gid,credentials=/home/$USER/.credentials 0 0 Code:
sudo mount -t cifs -o credentials=/home/$USER/.credentials,dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0775,mfsymlinks,uid=$usernameOR$uid,gid=$groupnameOR$gid //SMBSERVER/SMBSHARE /MOUNTDIRProofs:
Code:
donald@computer ~ $ mount //overheadlamp/donald on /home/donald/lightbulb type cifs (rw,relatime,vers=3.1.1,cache=strict,username=donald,uid=1000,noforceuid,gid=1000,noforcegid,addr=10.90.90.95,file_mode=0775,dir_mode=0755,soft,nounix,serverino,mapposix,mfsymlinks,rsize=4194304,wsize=4194304,bsize=1048576,echo_interval=60,actimeo=1,closetimeo=1)
donald@computer ~ $ ls -lst lightbulb/
total 4
4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 donald donald 34 Apr 13 16:14 directory -> /home/donald/directory
0 -rwxrwxr-x 1 donald donald 0 Apr 13 15:43 hello
0 -rwxrwxr-x 1 donald donald 0 Apr 13 15:29 hiee
0 -rwxrwxr-x 1 donald donald 0 Apr 13 15:29 hi
Statistics: Posted by donald — 2024-04-13 20:39 — Replies 3 — Views 1686