Incorrect mapping from local storage to remote storage

[fungtion]

Hi, I install sshfs on local machine A, and I create a link to /data in my home. Then I use sshfs to mapping the remote machine B to machine A, and B also has a link to its /data in its home. When I open the /data of B, I find it actually points to /data of A, can you help me to get the correct mapping?

[h4sh5]

Can you describe the commands you ran on each machine please?

[fungtion]

on machine A:

• create link to /data in home directory: cd ~ && ln -s /data
• mount machine B to /mnt/b: sudo mkdir /mnt/b && sudo sshfs -o allow_other,default_permissions user_B@ip_B:/home/user_B /mnt/b
• create link to /mnt/b in home directory: sudo chmod 777 /mnt/b && cd ~ && ln -s /mnt/b

On machine B:

• create link to /data in home directory: cd ~ && ln -s /data

Then when I open ~/b/ on A, I find this folder is actually points to /data of A instead of B

[bfleischer]

In case you are on macOS, the mount option jail_symlinks might be what you are looking for. When specifying jail_symlinks, all absolute symlinks on the mounted volume are prefixed with the mount point of the volume.

[fungtion]

@bfleischer Thanks, I'm on Ubuntu, after I add -o follow_symlinks, it works