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Can't access files from network drives

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Description

Hello!

I hope I am in the right place for my question!

As mentioned in issue #58 after I installed Git for Windows v2.36.0 (with msys v3.34) it seems that git bash can't access network drives.
The following problems occurs when I start a git bash.

First the console displays:
: /v//.bash_profile: Too many levels of symbolic links

Furthermore it seems, that msys2 can't load my window settings (v:\.minttyrc) just like my bash_history.
When I try:
cd $HOME it quits with:
bash: cd: /v/: Too many levels of symbolic links

Result of uname -a: MINGW64_NT-10.0-19044 TESTPC 3.3.4-341.x86_64

Only after I have set the environment variable MSYS to nonativeinnerlinks the bash "seems to behave like before".
I saw the merged Pull Request #73 and thought that this misbehavior had been fixed.

Now I would like to know if the environment setting is nevertheless to be set?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Git Bash behavior on a network drive with Git for Windows v2.36.0 and MSYS2 3.3.4, using the commands and errors in this report. Read issue #58 and the linked msys2-runtime pull request #73 to establish the expected handling of native inner links. Done means determining whether MSYS=nonativeinnerlinks is still required and documenting or correcting the regression.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, c
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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