php artisan storage:link fails

[network211]

• Laravel Version: 5.3.30
• Voyager Version: 0.10.14
• PHP Version: 7.1.0
• Database Driver & Version: mysql version 14.14 distr 5.7.16

Description:

Getting the same error as in closed case #48

Generally the voyager admin panel works ok with a number (but not all) of broken images.

I am running the system on homestead. The storage folder has full 777 permissions

My app.php contains

 /*
    * Package Service Providers...
   */
   TCG\Voyager\VoyagerServiceProvider::class,
    Intervention\Image\ImageServiceProvider::class,

When I run

 php artisan storage:link -vvv

I get:

  [ErrorException]
  symlink(): Protocol error

Exception trace:
 () at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:217
 Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions->handleError() at n/a:n/a
 symlink() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:217
 Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem->link() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/StorageLinkCommand.php:34
 Illuminate\Foundation\Console\StorageLinkCommand->fire() at n/a:n/a
 call_user_func_array() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php:508
 Illuminate\Container\Container->call() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php:169
 Illuminate\Console\Command->execute() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/symfony/console/Command/Command.php:261
 Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php:155
 Illuminate\Console\Command->run() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php:817
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php:185
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php:116
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php:121
 Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel->handle() at /home/vagrant/Code/voyager/artisan:35

Steps To Reproduce:

[sarath-c-sandwich]

Do you use Window 10? or Linux?

[network211]

I am running the app under Homestead. This is a special vagrant VM with Ubuntu 16.04 (https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/homestead).

It is running under Virtual box in windows 10

[network211]

I have found the solution:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39496598/laravel-5-3-storagelink-symlink-protocol-error

I needed to restart my Homestead/Vagrant instance in a command window that has administrator basis:

[davidmaraba]

Check on filesystems.php

        'url' => env('APP_URL').'/storage',

Edit that part to point to the exact location of your images folder.