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Ubuntu + latest samba version, symlinks no longer work on share mounted in windows

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Problem

I just apt-getted (apt-got?) the latest software for my Ubuntu 9.10 linux box, and I noticed that samba was the included in the update. After the install, the symlinks in my home directory no longer work when mounted as a drive in my linux box. They worked literally seconds before I did the update.…

Error Output

Location is not available
L:\LinkDir is not accessible.
Access is denied.

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Fix for: Ubuntu + latest samba version, symlinks no longer work on share mounted in windows

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There was a recent security issue in Samba (Feb 5 2010), a claimed zero-day exploit that exploited an insecure default configuration. According to an Ubuntu Forums post on the topic, the "wide links" option now defaults to no. Apparently the option'…

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