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ln: failed to create symbolic link

  • 1.  ln: failed to create symbolic link

    Posted Dec 14, 2016 01:18 PM

    Hi,

    Here is my configuration :

    - host OS : ESXi 5

    - guest OS : Linux Mint 18

    - windows server with shared disk

    In my Linux Mint 18 I mount a shared disk from the Windows Server with autofs and cifs

    My linux user has read/write permission on this disk.

    No problem to create files and directories on it.

    But if I try to create a symbolic link from a file to another one on this shared disk from my linux I have this error message :

    "ln: failed to create symbolic link 'myFile.txt': Operation not supported"

    I try with sudo but same message.

    How to fix this ?

    Thanx

    Fabrice