The target doesn't support symbolic links

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erngab
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Joined: 23. Sep 2010, 13:58
Primary OS: MS Windows 7
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Guest OSses: Kubuntu

The target doesn't support symbolic links

Post by erngab »

Host - Win 7 x64
Guest OS Kubuntu 10:04 (KDE + GNOME)
I am in GNOME
I've put the path of my desktop folder to Windows (shared folder).
I was not be able to put a link to desktop. I got a message: The target doesn't support symbolic links.
What is the problem?
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dmcgraw
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Joined: 24. Jun 2008, 17:16
Primary OS: Ubuntu 8.10
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: XP, Ubuntu 9.10
Location: St. Louis, MO, USA

Re: The target doesn't support symbolic links

Post by dmcgraw »

I would guess it is because you are essentially trying to create a symbolic link across (what is effectively) a network share and this is not permitted.
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