NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
MichaelH1
Oct 28, 2014Aspirant
Update to 4.2.27 has disabled symbolic links in shares?
G'day all, So, I've be using my ReadyNAS Ultra 6 for quite some time and have it all set up the way I want. I make use of symbolic links inside my shares so that there is often more than one way to...
MichaelH1
Oct 28, 2014Aspirant
That appears to have fixed it! I added "unix extensions = yes" as well, just in case, rebooted, and things appear to be back to working how they were.
So, for anybody else having this issue, make sure you have the options:
added to the [global] section of your /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
Thanks and cheers,
Michael
So, for anybody else having this issue, make sure you have the options:
follow symlinks = yes
wide links = yes
allow insecure wide links = yes
unix extensions = yes
added to the [global] section of your /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
Thanks and cheers,
Michael
Related Content
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!