After upgrading to macOS High Sierra, I can't save a file to the alias of a folder in the open/save dialog box on a server.
When browsing to the folder I want to save the file to, the folder aliases are greyed out, this problem doesn't occur on previous versions of macOS or when the folder alias isn't located on a server.
How do I resolve this issue?
Did anyone find a solution to this? This sounds like the same basic problem we've been having since upgrading to Monterey, but we skipped several versions in between.
In addition to aliases being grayed out from app Save/Open dialogs, they also function improperly in the Finder. Instead of acting as a pointer, it acts as a file. Eg, an alias to a folder needs to be double-clicked to open it (which then jumps back to the original file path, so it does no good as an alias for navigation purposes). An alias to a file acts as a file type; eg, an image in a layout linked to an alias won't work because it reads as a non-image file.
Aliases in the server environment have become essentially worthless with this upgrade. They still function as always on the local desktop, however.
I have the same problem and haven't found an answer yet.
The Problem: aliases and symlinks on the server are disabled in file dialogs for apps running from clients. Sole exception I've found is Apple's TextEdit on client, which can navigate through aliases that are on the server (with file dialog for open but not for save). Every other app, apple and otherwise, that I've tried on clients, including latest Apple Pages (version 7.1 (5683)) and Safari (Version 11.1.2 (13605.3.8)), find aliases on the server to be greyed out and disabled in file dialog windows, for both open and save. Aliases on the server work fine when double-clicked in Finder by clients.
This happens on server running macOS Sierra (10.12.6) with Server.app 5.3.1, and on server running macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) with Server.app 5.6.1.
Client macs are all running macOS High Sierra (10.13.6).
Things that work:
My tests so far:
