Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10

From	"Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux
Subject	Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10
Date	2026-04-16 07:38 +0000
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On 15/04/2026 in message <10rp2rm$192to$7@dont-email.me> Lawrence 
DOliveiro wrote:

>On 15 Apr 2026 07:40:25 GMT, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>
>>I followed online instructions to configure Samba, didn't see
>>anything relating to symlinks.
>
>Samba has options in places where Windows Server doesn’t have places.
>
><https://manpages.debian.org/smb.conf(5)>

It says:

This option is enabled (i.e. smbd will follow symbolic links) by default.

Default: follow symlinks = yes

Problem is it doesn't tell me where to put that so I can set it to "no".

-- 
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
When you think there's no hope left remember the lobsters in the tank in 
the Titanic's restaurant.

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Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-22 15:20 +0000
  Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-22 14:06 -0400
  Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-22 20:58 +0000
    Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-22 21:08 +0000
      Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2026-03-31 00:07 +0000
    Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-22 17:51 -0400
    Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-22 21:59 +0000
      Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-22 23:57 +0000
        Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-22 20:53 -0400
          Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-23 01:30 +0000
            Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-22 21:59 -0400
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-23 02:07 +0000
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-23 03:35 +0100
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-22 23:46 -0400
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-23 04:43 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-23 11:03 +0100
          Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-23 08:48 +0000
            Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-23 09:56 +0000
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-23 07:37 -0400
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 01:24 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-24 00:31 -0400
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 05:37 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-24 08:38 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 09:20 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-24 09:46 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-04 05:44 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 17:46 +0000
            Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2026-03-23 11:06 +0100
        Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-23 08:42 +0000
          Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-23 19:12 +0000
            Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-23 22:00 +0000
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-03-23 23:17 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-24 08:46 +0000
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 01:01 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-03-24 08:44 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-03-24 15:57 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-04 05:42 +0000
  Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-14 12:30 +0000
    Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-14 09:51 -0400
      Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-14 15:04 +0000
      Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-14 21:58 +0000
        Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-15 07:44 +0000
          Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-15 04:53 -0400
            Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-15 12:31 +0000
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-15 09:42 -0400
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-15 14:25 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-16 05:50 -0400
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-16 09:53 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-16 12:35 +0200
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-16 20:37 +0100
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-20 00:23 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-20 04:31 -0400
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-20 12:06 +0200
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-21 01:08 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-21 08:04 -0400
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-21 22:52 +0200
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-21 21:19 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-21 22:13 +0000
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                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-16 06:05 -0400
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-04-16 20:16 +1000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-16 08:53 -0400
    Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-14 15:51 +0200
      Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-14 11:01 -0400
        Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-14 20:39 +0200
        Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-14 21:56 +0000
          Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-15 10:57 +0200
            Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-15 07:06 -0400
    Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-14 21:55 +0000
      Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-15 07:40 +0000
        Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-15 04:55 -0400
        Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-15 22:18 +0000
          Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-16 07:38 +0000
            Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-16 07:55 +0000
              Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-16 08:40 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-16 09:03 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-04-16 09:06 +0000
                Re: Backing up Linux to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-04-16 06:40 -0400

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