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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/api_client/registration.rb b/lib/chef/api_client/registration.rb
index 213d0b7f49..8a5885eff3 100644
--- a/lib/chef/api_client/registration.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/api_client/registration.rb
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ class Chef
def file_flags
base_flags = File::CREAT|File::TRUNC|File::RDWR
# Windows doesn't have symlinks, so it doesn't have NOFOLLOW
- base_flags |= File::NOFOLLOW if defined?(File::NOFOLLOW)
+ if defined?(File::NOFOLLOW) && !Chef::Config[:follow_client_key_symlink]
+ base_flags |= File::NOFOLLOW
+ end
base_flags
end
end