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Allowing the Agent to Follow Links

You can configure the Agent to follow links, allowing it to access folders that are outside of its configured root folder.

To enable this option, update the configuration file to include "follow_links": true and then restart the Agent.

Within the Agent root folder, or subfolder, you can create symlinks that point to folders outside of the root folder, including any network attached or mounted folders. Symlinks can point to any valid and accessible NFS, CIFS, or UNC path.

Windows

To create a symlink on a Windows based system, run the following commands from a Command/DOS (CMD) terminal window:

cd C:\PATH\TO\AGENT\ROOT_FOLDER
mklink /D LINK_NAME M:\PATH\TO\TARGET_FOLDER

Linux/Mac

To create a symlink on a Linux or Mac based system, run the following commands from a terminal window:

cd /path/to/agent/root_folder
ln -s /path/to/target_folder link_name

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