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Bug #51945 Symlink() Fails On DFS Shares
Submitted: 2010-05-28 19:20 UTC Modified: 2017-10-24 07:51 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:4.5 ± 0.5
Reproduced:2 of 2 (100.0%)
Same Version:0 (0.0%)
Same OS:1 (50.0%)
From: v-sumada at microsoft dot com Assigned: requinix (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Filesystem function related
PHP Version: 5.3.2 OS: windows 2008, 2008R2,2003
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2010-05-28 19:20 UTC] v-sumada at microsoft dot com
Description:
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We have a DFS Standalone namespace created at the 2008 Server with a new folder  which has been given a target as remote share .We are trying to create a symlink in this remote Share from 2008R2 Server for a directory and as well as File and Both the cases Fail.The Expected result is failure in  creating the symlink using symlink(). The processs Montior show with the result of "Name Not Found"  in creating a symlink.

Test script:
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<?php
$path ='\\\\winhost-name\\namespace\\folder\\';
$dir_name = "symlinkdir";
$symlink_name = "symlinktodir";
var_dump(mkdir($dir_name,0777,true));
var_dump(symlink($dir_name,symlink_name));
?>

Expected result:
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bool(true)
bool(true)

Actual result:
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bool(true)
bool(false)

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 [2010-06-08 11:48 UTC] tony2001@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Assigned -Assigned To: +Assigned To: pajoye
 [2011-11-29 15:42 UTC] php at cresstone dot com
This appears to be fixed in 5.4, tested using: "PHP 5.4.0RC2-dev (cli) (built: Nov 21 2011 20:03:16)"
 [2017-10-24 07:31 UTC] kalle@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Open -Assigned To: pajoye +Assigned To:
 [2017-10-24 07:51 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: requinix
 [2017-10-24 07:51 UTC] requinix@php.net
Closing per cresstone's comment.
 
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