1 <samba:parameter name="allow insecure wide links"
4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
7 In normal operation the option <smbconfoption name="wide links"/>
8 which allows the server to follow symlinks outside of a share path
9 is automatically disabled when <smbconfoption name="unix extensions"/>
10 are enabled on a Samba server. This is done for security purposes
11 to prevent UNIX clients creating symlinks to areas of the server
12 file system that the administrator does not wish to export.
15 Setting <smbconfoption name="allow insecure wide links"/> to
16 true disables the link between these two parameters, removing
17 this protection and allowing a site to configure
18 the server to follow symlinks (by setting <smbconfoption name="wide links"/>
19 to "true") even when <smbconfoption name="unix extensions"/>
23 If is not recommended to enable this option unless you
24 fully understand the implications of allowing the server to
25 follow symbolic links created by UNIX clients. For most
26 normal Samba configurations this would be considered a security
27 hole and setting this parameter is not recommended.
30 This option was added at the request of sites who had
31 deliberately set Samba up in this way and needed to continue
32 supporting this functionality without having to patch the
36 <value type="default">no</value>