bug: Can't copy files from symbolic links

[artemisart]

I tried creating a new task using symbolic links to images but the import fails with this message:
Could not create the task on the server. distutils.errors.DistutilsFileError: can't copy '/home/django/share/pathpathpath/4379226.jpg': doesn't exist or not a regular file. Code: 400

[alalek]

using symbolic links to images

Exact steps to reproduce?

Please note, docker technology doesn't handle symbolic links. It is user responsibility to make them readable in container (including mounting of extra volumes on right paths).

[artemisart]

Exact steps to reproduce?

Ex. in a folder with an image file 1.jpg (I tried on the host machine where docker runs, but not inside the container), mkdir images; ln -s images/link.jpg 1.jpg, now create a new task with source: share, select the images folder, the upload fails.

Please note, docker technology doesn't handle symbolic links. It is user responsibility to make them readable in container (including mounting of extra volumes on right paths).

I don't believe the error here is due to docker but not sure at all.

[nmanovic]

@artemisart , @alalek , looks like should work in the scenario. Let's investigate.

[nmanovic]

It looks like the scenario is artificial. I will close the issue as outdated.