The same issue here, I just upgraded the samba to 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.5, have "follow symlinks = no" and debug states the same issue that samba thinks folders are symlinks. So changing "follow symlinks = yes" will hide the issue not solve it.
The same issue here, I just upgraded the samba to 2:4.3.11+ dfsg-0ubuntu0. 16.04.5, have "follow symlinks = no" and debug states the same issue that samba thinks folders are symlinks. So changing "follow symlinks = yes" will hide the issue not solve it.