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AWS Datasync cannot follow cifs symlinks

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • cifs symlinks
  • AWS Datasync

Issue

  • Despite having cifs symlinks configured so that they are able to be traversed via Windows Explorer, AWS Datasync cannot traverse them
  • When a directory containing a cifs symlink is encountered, Datasync stops processing the job

 

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