samba server symbolic links

To enable symbolic links, edit smb.conf with the following changes:

1. Add the following lines in the [global] section
[global]
    follow symlinks = yes
    wide links = yes
    unix extensions = no

2. Add the following lines to your shared directory section

[home]

    follow symlinks = yes

    wide links = yes

3. Restart smbd. On Fedora/Redhat, use  

         sudo systemctl restart smb.service

   on Debian/Ubuntu, use

        sudo /etc/init.d/smbd restart