Fix Ruby 2.3 `symlink?` when symlink points to nonexistent file

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/chef/file_access_control/windows.rb b/lib/chef/file_access_control/windows.rb
index 6b7184bbd3..6f1ac5f581 100644
--- a/lib/chef/file_access_control/windows.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/file_access_control/windows.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def should_update_dacl?
-        return true unless ::File.exists?(file)
+        return true unless ::File.exists?(file) || ::File.symlink?(file)
         dacl = target_dacl
         existing_dacl = existing_descriptor.dacl
         inherits = target_inherits
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def should_update_group?
-        return true unless ::File.exists?(file)
+        return true unless ::File.exists?(file) || ::File.symlink?(file)
         (group = target_group) && (group != existing_descriptor.group)
       end
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def should_update_owner?
-        return true unless ::File.exists?(file)
+        return true unless ::File.exists?(file) || ::File.symlink?(file)
         (owner = target_owner) && (owner != existing_descriptor.owner)
       end