Questions tagged [junction-points]
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How to rename junction target without breaking link
If I rename a folder which is the target of a (or multiple) junction, is there any way to update all the junctions to point to the renammed folder instead of just breaking?
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Should I use symbolic links or hard links (and junctions) for web server?
I understand the differences between hard links (or junctions/soft links for directories) and symbolic links.
Are there performance/security benefits for one or the other for web server usage?
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Determine target of NTFS reparse point
I have a Windows 2012 R2 server running as a VM (on top of KVM/Libvirt). It has an extra "internal" disk defined as F:
If I snapshot the Linux-based host's logical volume representing F: and mount it ...
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How can I use junctions instead of drive letters to organize DFS replication of multiple shares on multiple disks?
I am configuring a new DFS setup that will utilize Namespaces and Replication. The two member servers are virtual machines running Windows Server 2012 R2.
Since many of the shares range from ...
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Performance issues with cross-drive NTFS junctions
I have the following setup:
Windows 8.1 32-bit
Drive 0: system drive, SSD, NTFS, mounted at C:\
Drive 1: data drive, magnetic HDD, NTFS, mounted at C:\Users\Database User\Documents and Z:\ ...
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Prevent user deleting directory junction
I have a setup where there's a directory junction in a network share which points at a directory outside of the share. No matter what permissions I set, the user is able to delete the junction pointer....
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How to copy junction points on Windows XP?
I have tried several different tools in order to be able to copy junction points on Windows XP but none of them copied the junction point as junction point. All programs I have tried so far are ...
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Under what circumstances would a junction point be more appropriate than a symbolic link?
Symbolic links were introduced an incredibly long time ago in Windows, yet I still encounter a large number of systems that use junction points. I know that symbolic links afford functionality not in ...
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windows service "soft link"
I would like to be able to have a nice management tool to allow the rollout of different versions of a windows service over time.
for example I would like to deploy my software (windows service) in ...
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How can I set Windows Server 2008 juntion points to Every Read Allow?
We have apps running on Windows Server 2003 and now 2008 as well. Unfortunately some of our code relies on inspecting the Documents and Settings directory which no longer exists in Windows 2008.
It ...
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