I am trying to use symbolic links with samba to link to a file outside the samba share directory. I've search around and have updated the config file with all the suggestions, but still no luck.
This is my smb.conf file:
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
server role = standalone server
obey pam restrictions = yes
unix password sync = yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
pam password change = yes
map to guest = bad user
usershare allow guests = yes
allow insecure wide links = yes
unix extensions = no
[Private]
path = /media/hdd1/samba/private/
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba
follow symlinks = yes
wide links = yes
When I try testparm I get the following output
[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
allow insecure wide links = Yes
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
usershare allow guests = Yes
unix extensions = No
map to guest = Bad User
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
server role = standalone server
unix password sync = Yes
idmap config * : backend = tdb
[Private]
comment = House private samba share
path = /media/hdd1/samba/private/
wide links = Yes
read only = No
valid users = @samba
The follow symlinks is inclided in the config file, but not on the testparm output which I think is a bit odd.
The stripped down simple file structure is:
/media
|- hdd1
|- datafolder
| |-- file1
|
|- samba
|-- private
|-- Symbolic link to file1
Permissions are:
file1 root plugdev
link samba sambashare
