Windows Server 2008 Create Symbolic Link, updated Security Policy still gives privilege error

Solution 1:

have not tried this but if if user A has the symbolic link priv, then open up a cmd and do

runas /user:domain\a cmd

then within that windows try the mklink

all users, even admins run with limited permissions on 08+ you need to elevate 1st. Don't really hold out a lot of hope on this working!

There is a bug with this Security Policy setting and the Administrator group. Maybe it is what you are experiencing as well.

If the user(s) you added are member of the Administrator group, then this setting has no effect. Removing them from the Admin group fixes this issue.