Symbolic links NTFS reparse point



symbolic links (or soft links) introduced in windows vista. symbolic links resolved on client side. when symbolic link shared, target subject access restrictions on client, , not server.


symbolic links can created either files (created mklink symlink targetfilename) or directories (created mklink /d symlinkd targetdirectory), (unlike unix symbolic links) semantic of link must provided created link. target need not exist or available when symbolic link created: when symbolic link accessed , target checked availability, ntfs check if has correct type (file or directory); return not-found error if existing target has wrong type.


they can reference shared directories on remote hosts or files , subdirectories within shared directories: target not mounted @ boot, temporarily on demand while opening them openfile() or createfile() api. definition persistent on ntfs volume created (all types of symbolic links can removed if files, using del symlink command line prompt or batch).








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