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    That is so weird. Even relative symbolic links don't work remotely. E.g. I create a directory d:\_tmp\data. Create link like so: d:\_tmp>mklink /d data-link data. Remote user has full access to d:\_tmp and all its subfolders BUT he will still not be able to open d:\_tmp\data-link.
    – Nux
    Commented Aug 19, 2016 at 11:18
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    That is because when a symbolic link gets evaluated client-side it would be pointing to d:\_tmp\data on the client, not the server.
    – apraetor
    Commented Sep 24, 2016 at 12:13
  • I think the reason why it's weird is clear. But I agree with @Nux that it IS weird, at least in the case of relative symlinks.
    – Jon Coombs
    Commented Mar 21, 2017 at 22:36
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    Complex talk hurts brain -- I like charts I love this sentence, and the chart too.
    – Luke
    Commented Jun 24, 2019 at 1:08