cmd to a SYMLINKD UNC folder within cygwin

cmd to a SYMLINKD UNC folder within cygwin

[BRISLANE Mark]

Strange one....

Scenario:
Windows Server 2012 R2 with a D drive running Cygwin 3.0.4. SYMLINKD created using mklink /D to a UNC path so d:\folder points to \\fileserver\share
Windows Server 2016 with a D drive running Cygwin from October 2021 (cygwin1.dll doesn't have a version). SYMLINKD created on the Windows side using mklink /D to a UNC path so d:\folder points to \\fileserver\share

Opening Cygwin and cd'ing to d:\folder and executing cmd on both servers produces different results. On Server 2012 R2 it works just fine, on server 2016 it throws an error and dumps you to c:\windows instead.

Server 2012 R2:
DOMAIN+user@appserver /cygdrive/d/folder 
$ cmd
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

D:\folder>

Server 2016:
DOMAIN+user@appserver /cygdrive/d/folder
$ cmd
'\\fileserver\share'
CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
(c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows>

Any ideas? Is this a change in Cygwin or Windows Server?

Cheers,
Mark

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RE: cmd to a SYMLINKD UNC folder within cygwin

[BRISLANE Mark]

Sorry, have just seen this is a known issue.

Regards,
Mark


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-----Original Message-----
From: BRISLANE Mark 
Sent: Thursday 16 December 2021 12:40
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: cmd to a SYMLINKD UNC folder within cygwin

Strange one....

Scenario:
Windows Server 2012 R2 with a D drive running Cygwin 3.0.4. SYMLINKD created using mklink /D to a UNC path so d:\folder points to \\fileserver\share Windows Server 2016 with a D drive running Cygwin from October 2021 (cygwin1.dll doesn't have a version). SYMLINKD created on the Windows side using mklink /D to a UNC path so d:\folder points to \\fileserver\share

Opening Cygwin and cd'ing to d:\folder and executing cmd on both servers produces different results. On Server 2012 R2 it works just fine, on server 2016 it throws an error and dumps you to c:\windows instead.

Server 2012 R2:
DOMAIN+user@appserver /cygdrive/d/folder
$ cmd
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

D:\folder>

Server 2016:
DOMAIN+user@appserver /cygdrive/d/folder
$ cmd
'\\fileserver\share'
CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
(c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows>

Any ideas? Is this a change in Cygwin or Windows Server?

Cheers,
Mark

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AXA France IARD S.A. (Branch No: 624115. French Company No: 722 057 460. ACPR No: 4022109.) and AXA France Vie S.A (Branch No: 62116. French Company No: 310 499 959. ACPR No: 5020051.) have a registered office at Building 7000, Atlantic Avenue, Westpark Business Campus, Shannon, County Clare. Each company is a Société Anonyme registered in France with its registered address at 313, Terrasses de l'Arche, 92000 Nanterre, France. The following are directors of both AXA France IARD S.A. and AXA France Vie S.A.: Jacques de Peretti (French), Alexis Babeau (French), Alain Dubois (French), Renée Habozit (French), Sandra le Grand (French), Cécile Moulard (French), Alban de Mailly Nesle (French). Martine Bievre (French) is a director AXA France IARD S.A. Christine Sinibardy (French) is a director of AXA France Vie S.A.

AXA France IARD S.A. and AXA France Vie S.A. both trade under the name of 'AXA Partners – Credit & Lifestyle Protection', are authorised by Autorité de Contrôle Prudential et de Résolution (ACPR) in France and are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland for conduct of business rules. 

AXA Partners S.A.S. (Branch No: 908621. French Company No: 813 778 412 RCS Nanterre. Orias No: 15006083) has its registered office at Building 7000, Atlantic Avenue, Westpark Business Campus, Shannon, County Clare. Sophie Latil (French) is the President and CEO of the company.  The company is a private limited company registered in France with its registered address at 313 Terrasses de L’Arche, 92727 Nanterre Cedex, France.

AXA Partners S.A.S. trades under the name of  'AXA Partners – Credit & Lifestyle Protection',  is authorised by ORIAS in France and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland for conduct of business rules.