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I'mtryingtocreateadirectorysymboliclinkunderWindowsServer2003butI'mnothavinganyluck.

I'vetriedjunction.exe(Sysinternals),ln.exe,andlinkd.exe(WindowsServer2003ResourceKit).

I'dlikec:\folder\subfoldertolinkto\fileserver\realSubfolder

ThisworksperfectlyfineunderWindows7(usingmklink.exe)butIcan'tgetthistoworkunderWindowsServer2003.

Cananybodyhelpmeout?

networkshares windowsserver2003 symboliclink

askedNov8'11at18:15

WindowsServer2003andWindowsXPareverysimilar,somaybesomeofthesewillhelp:stackoverflow.com/questions/90121/symlinkinwindowsxpRobinJNov8'11at18:19

Youcan't.DirectorysymlinkswereintroducedinWindowsVista.Theclosestanalogisdirectoryreparsepoints(akajunctions),whichtheSystinternalsJunctiontoolyoureferencedcancreate.

answeredNov8'11at19:07

Areyousure?I'mlookingattheSysinternalspageforJunction.exe(technet.microsoft.com/enus/sysinternals/bb896768)anditsaysthat"Windows2000andhighersupportsdirectorysymboliclinks"? SofaKng Nov8'11at20:18

1 Ithinkthat'sjustaconflictinterminology.ReparsepointsusedtobetheclosestthingWindowshadtosymboliclinks,untiltheyaddedanewfeatureactuallycalledsymboliclinksinVista.Seeen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link#Microsoft_WindowsChrisSmithNov9'11at14:09

Maybetheproblemisthatthegrouppolicydoesn'tallowyoutousedirectorysymboliclinksonnetworkpaths,forsecurityreasons.

Checkithere: ComputerConfiguration\AdministrativeTemplates\System\NTFSFileSystem\SelectivelyAllowTheEvaluationOfASymbolicLink

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Junctionswon'tsupportUNCpaths.Itonlyresolvesforlocalpaths.

Junctionsareasubsetofreparsepoints,sothesamerestrictionappliesalso.

StartingwithVista,youcancreatesymlinks,whichwillresolvetoaremotepath.Theywillevenletyoudaisychainsymlinkswithremotepaths.

answeredNov9'11at3:12

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