Windows Subsystem for Linux access to DFS filesystems

[cjm51213]

Hi Folks,

How to I address a DFS filesystem from Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)? A DFS filesystem has a non-letter drive root, so the traditional "/mnt/c" path will not work because the path to these files is not on C:... or any other letter drive.

While I am resident on the LAN were the DFS filesystem lives, there is no problem; I just mount it locally. In my case the DFS filesystem is "sync'd", meaning "Always Available" even when I am off-line, and in that case, Windows can address the DFS filesystem, but Linux can't.

Did Microsoft forget about this case? Seems like a pretty important use case.

Thanks for the help,

Chris.