Re: [rdiff-backup-users] CIFS filesystem and symbolic links to other directories

[Andrew Ferguson]

On Jul 6, 2008, at 6:19 AM, Ian Jones wrote:

> Hello. I have the following problem.
>
> I am trying to use rdiff-backup to backup from a Linux (Debian  
> lenny) machine to a CIFS mounted filesystem (which is located on a  
> Droboshare - http://www.drobo.com.)


Ian,

One more thing: You should find out what version of Samba (I presume)  
is running on the Droboshare. I believe there are ways to determine  
that when doing the CIFS mount (look in your system logs). It may  
require an `echo 1 > /proc/fs/cifs/cifsFYI` and remounting. Google  
around for more on that.

I ask because I found this interesting nugget in the CIFS TODO list  
under "Known Bugs":

1) existing symbolic links (Windows reparse points) are recognized but  
can not be created remotely. They are implemented for Samba and those  
that support the CIFS Unix extensions, although earlier versions of  
Samba overly restrict the pathnames.


'overly restrict pathnames' sounds a bit like what you are  
experiencing...



Andrew