fs.symlink "type=junction" Create file soft link error

[OLEREO]

Version

v14.17.5

Platform

Win32NT 10.0.19043.0 Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19043.0 x64

Subsystem

FS

What steps will reproduce the bug?

If you use fs.symlink under windows, if you don't use UAC, you will get an "operation not permitted" error.
But adding "type=junction" option can eliminate UAC, but only folders can correctly create soft links. The file will also be recognized as a folder, and the created soft link cannot be used.

fs.symlink('C:\\Users\\olereo\\Desktop\\me\\excel_file.xlsx','C:\\Users\\olereo\\Desktop\\me\\excel_file_sl.xlsx','junction',err=>console.log(err))
fs.symlink('C:\\Users\\olereo\\Desktop\\me\\text_file.txt','C:\\Users\\olereo\\Desktop\\me\\text_file_sl.txt','junction',err=>console.log(err))
fs.symlink('C:\\Users\\olereo\\Desktop\\me\\Folders','C:\\Users\\olereo\\Desktop\\me\\Folders_sl','junction',err=>console.log(err))

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

always

What is the expected behavior?

No response

What do you see instead?

No response

Additional information

No response

[bzoz]

NTFS junction points can only point to folders. This is not a bug in Node.js, just a limitation of the OS. I think it should be documented, both in Node and in libuv.