CreateSymbolicLinkW

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ludeq

hello all,
if i try to sync directory containing juctions with Direct handling option
(targeted to other subrolder of synchonized folder (\FSFtest\01\Junction ->
\FSFtest\00\Jtarget)) from one disk to other one (both are NTFS of course) i
get the following error



Error: Error loading library function:
"CreateSymbolicLinkW"



(System is Windows XP x64 SP2 (5.2.3790), FFS version 3.12 x64)

Best regards and thank you for the great software.

LudeQ
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Zenju

If a junction is found FFS will try to "copy" it as an symbolic link. Symbolic
links however cannot be created before Windows Vista.
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ludeq

ups, thanks for your answer, i'm not happy,... it seems like reason to
upgrade.
now i tried it on w7x64 - it works, but FFS must by started with admin's
permissions, is there any way to skip it?

Thanks again for the great work
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Zenju

Unfortunately not. Windows requires the user to have privilege
"SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege" in order to create links. This privilege, by
default, is only given to administrators.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530716%28v=vs.85%29.aspx