I have just retried the gvfs autopkgtests locally and all tests pass there (log attached).
What I run was: autopkgtest -l autopkgtests.log --apt-pocket=proposed -U gvfs_1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.2.dsc -- qemu adt-xenial-amd64-cloud.img It may be something related to the autopkgtest infrastructure. ** Attachment added: "autopkgtest.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/1702529/+attachment/4938693/+files/autopkgtest.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702529 Title: ACCESS_DENIED with symlinks within a root ("/") share To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/samba/+bug/1702529/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs