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I'm trying to create a directory symbolic link under Windows Server 2003 but I'm not having any luck.

I've tried junction.exe (Sysinternals), ln.exe, and linkd.exe (Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit).

I'd like c:\folder\subfolder to link to \fileserver\realSubfolder

This works perfectly fine under Windows 7 (using mklink.exe) but I can't get this to work under Windows Server 2003.

Can anybody help me out?

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You can't. Directory symlinks were introduced in Windows Vista. The closest analog is directory reparse points (aka junctions), which the Systinternals Junction tool you referenced can create.

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Maybe the problem is that the group policy doesn't allow you to use directory symbolic links on network paths, for security reasons.

Check it here: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\NTFS File System\Selectively Allow The Evaluation Of A SymbolicLink

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Junctions won't support UNC paths. It only resolves for local paths.

Junctions are a subset of reparse points, so the same restriction applies also.

Starting with Vista, you can create symlinks, which will resolve to a remote path. They will even let you daisy chain symlinks with remote paths.

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You can, please see my response to this similar question over at stackoverflow - https://stackoverflow.com/a/18593425/18475

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