Unable to follow symbolic links?
#1
A while back i posted a problem i had with davs using WebDAV over at this thread:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=83707

I figured making a new thread for this problem would be better since it would be easier for others with the same problem to find when they search, so here it goes.


As soon as Dharma Beta 4 came out with the new fix with custom ports i installed it and found that the problem was fixed...however a new problem appeared.

For some reason i cannot get XBMC to follow sym links anymore, if I go by a browser such as chrome, firefox or even IE it works fine.

I added a folder just to see if it could map it and that folder appeared fine


I also gave switching back to the default HTTPS port (443) to see if the problem was there but that didn't solve it... now here comes the wierd part, not even switching back to beta 3 works anymore... i cannot for the life of mine understand what happend and i'd be glad for any help at all.

I havnt' changed anything in apache except for the port but changing back didn't solve it.

I ran XBMC in debug mode to see if the log could help me out but i cant see anything out of the ordinary.

Also ran apache in debug to see if apache blocked the listing or something but i cant find anything there either.

LOGS:
XBMC Dharma Beta 3 Debug: (i changed some stuff in it since i dont want anyone else looking through my share)
http://pastebin.com/hjcBCQdt

XBMC Dharma Beta 4 Debug: (i changed some stuff in it since i dont want anyone else looking through my share)
http://pastebin.com/cnGPAERa

Apache log: (With both XBMC and IE connection)
http://pastebin.com/NyQa1gEF
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#2
Kieeps Wrote:A while back i posted a problem i had with davs using WebDAV over at this thread:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=83707

I figured making a new thread for this problem would be better since it would be easier for others with the same problem to find when they search, so here it goes.


As soon as Dharma Beta 4 came out with the new fix with custom ports i installed it and found that the problem was fixed...however a new problem appeared.

For some reason i cannot get XBMC to follow sym links anymore, if I go by a browser such as chrome, firefox or even IE it works fine.

I added a folder just to see if it could map it and that folder appeared fine


I also gave switching back to the default HTTPS port (443) to see if the problem was there but that didn't solve it... now here comes the wierd part, not even switching back to beta 3 works anymore... i cannot for the life of mine understand what happend and i'd be glad for any help at all.

I havnt' changed anything in apache except for the port but changing back didn't solve it.

I ran XBMC in debug mode to see if the log could help me out but i cant see anything out of the ordinary.

Also ran apache in debug to see if apache blocked the listing or something but i cant find anything there either.

LOGS:
XBMC Dharma Beta 3 Debug: (i changed some stuff in it since i dont want anyone else looking through my share)
http://pastebin.com/hjcBCQdt

XBMC Dharma Beta 4 Debug: (i changed some stuff in it since i dont want anyone else looking through my share)
http://pastebin.com/cnGPAERa

Apache log: (With both XBMC and IE connection)
http://pastebin.com/NyQa1gEF

well firstly you need to make sure followsymlinks is set in apache, then make sure that the user running XMBC has the permissions to access those links and the directories that they link do. I doubt this is an XBMC problem.
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#3
Code:
<Directory /home/kieeps/.xbmc-web/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>

Everything works fine when i use a web browser so i dont think it's a permission error either

I'w been looking through allot of apache files since i also thought it had to do with something else then XBMC too but since it works great with a web browser i cant help thinking the problem might be xbmc-related anyway

And thanks for the respons
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#4
I had the same issue. When I mounted it instead of using symlinks it wored for me Smile Check http://blog.dreessen.it/?p=106 for instructions (warning: german)
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