Hi All,

Using Jenkins version 2.157, we have been successfully using symbolic links 
in the userContent directory for quite some time. These symbolic links 
point to directories outside of Jenkins HOME directory. However, they 
stopped working, indicated by a small ‘red’ emblem now shown on the 
symbolic link names on Jenkin’s userContent page (see the picture below). 
Symbolic links within the scope of the userContent directory still work as 
expected. Jenkins, the symbolic links and the target directories all run or 
belong to the same user. 

 

Two things happened in the context of this not working anymore: 

-         - The target directories for the symbolic links got recreated 
(not the first time, but this happens very seldom)

-         - Jenkins service was restarted (this is done even less seldom)

 

I am a bit out of ideas. My best guess (or fear) is that security got 
tightened a bit somewhere. Restructuring the directories is only 
theoretically possible as there are tons of data behind the symbolic links 
(might be easier to rebuild the build server or scrap the userContent 
feature and use a dedicated HTTP server).


Thanks & Regards,

Alex


[image: Jenkins userContent Symbolic Link.png]


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