On 2015.02.11 12:37, Mike Miller wrote: > Right now I'm using a few symlinks to regular files with relative paths on > the NTFS drive. I'll find a Win 7 box to test if they work there. I > think symlinks can't be created on Windows Vista, 7, 8, without Admin > permissions, but can't they be followed? > > Mike Creation of symlinks requires a specific privilege that can be granted to non-admin accounts (I granted it to my standard account ages ago when I was experimenting with them). Following existing links is available to anyone who is allowed to read the link (it's a filesystem permission, just like on Linux), which is Everyone by default. The target file/directory permissions will still apply of course once the link is followed.