got the following problem.
We have a small homeserver running OpenMediaVault, which is used (among other things) to backup our Windows PC stuff onto.
Now I would like to share a subfolder of my personal backup files with my wife, she is not supposed to see the root folders though.
Example: /myPCBackup/Documents/folderForTheWife
She is supposed to access the “folderForTheWife”, but not the entire “Documents” folder.
On the homeserver, I created a SMB shared folder for the wife to later access. I ssh’d into the homeserver and in the new shared folder used the “ln -s /myPCBackup/Documents/folderForTheWife” command to create a symbolic link.
The link shows up in the folder and I can access the folder and all subfolders correctly with the root account, my personal account, and my wifes account through linux ssh access.
However, when I try to access the new symbolic link folder with Windows Explorer on Windows 10, I get an access denied error, even when I use my personal user account. If I navigate to the actual folder though (not through the symbolic link) I can access it no problem.
What am I doing wrong? Why can’t I access the symbolic link folder through Windows Explorer?
I hope my question makes sense and is understandable, otherwise please ask for clarification. Sorry, English isnt my native language. 🙂
Thanks a lot!
Michael
