Folders symbolically linked not accessible
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Description
First of all thank you for this free application.
I have tried to access a folder that is symbolically linked on the SFTP sever (Ubuntu 18.04) but got this error:
\\sshfs\testuser@192.168.1.4\SHARED refers to a location that is unavailable. It could be on a hard drive on this computer, or on a network. Check to make sure that the disk is properly inserted, or that you are connected to the Internet or your network, and then try again. If it still cannot be located, the information might have been moved to a different location.
There is no problem with connecting. I can see the folders and files and access those that are not symbolic links. I only get that error when trying to access a symbolically linked folder.
Is it possible to fix that somehow?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with an SFTP server on Ubuntu 18.04, using a directory symlink and the reported Windows path. Trace how sshfs-win handles directory links compared with regular files and folders; done means symlinked folders can be opened and their contents accessed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, ubuntu
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100