* path is just "\" and not "\example.com\root".
             */
            link = "\\";
        }
        else if ( path.charAt(path.length() - 1) == '\\' ) {
            // strip trailing slash
            link = path.substring(0, path.length() - 1);
        }
        else {
            link = path;
        }

        if ( log.isTraceEnabled() ) {
            log.trace("Initial link is " + link);

        /* Samba has a tendency to return referral paths and pathConsumed values
         * in such a way that there can be a slash at the end of the path. This
         * causes problems matching keys in resolve() where an extra slash causes
         * a mismatch. This strips trailing slashes from all keys to eliminate
         * this problem.
         */
        int ki = key.length();

 * the root URL <code>smb1://</code> is also <code>smb1://</code>. If this
 * <tt>SmbFile</tt> refers to a workgroup, server, share, or directory,
 * the name will include a trailing slash '/' so that composing new
 * <tt>SmbFile</tt>s will maintain the trailing slash requirement.
 *
 * @return  The last component of the URL associated with this SMB
 *          resource or <code>smb1://</code> if the resource is <code>smb1://</code>

     * the root URL <code>smb://</code> is also <code>smb://</code>. If this
     * <tt>SmbFile</tt> refers to a workgroup, server, share, or directory,
     * the name will include a trailing slash '/' so that composing new
     * <tt>SmbFile</tt>s will maintain the trailing slash requirement.
     *
     * @return The last component of the URL associated with this SMB
     *         resource or <code>smb://</code> if the resource is <code>smb://</code>

             * Samba has a tendency to return pathConsumed values so that they consume a trailing slash of the
             * requested path. Normalize this here.
             */
            if ( reqPath.charAt(consumed - 1) == '\\' ) {
                if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) {
                    log.debug("Server consumed trailing slash of request path, adjusting");
                }
                dr.pathConsumed--;
            }

     * <tt>SmbResource</tt> refers to a workgroup, server, share, or directory,
     * the name will include a trailing slash '/' so that composing new
     * <tt>SmbResource</tt>s will maintain the trailing slash requirement.
     *
     * @return The last component of the URL associated with this SMB
     *         resource or <code>smb://</code> if the resource is <code>smb://</code>

 * and workgroups.
 * <p>
 * <font color="#800000"><i>Important: all SMB URLs that represent
 * workgroups, servers, shares, or directories require a trailing slash '/'.
 * </i></font>
 * <p>
 * When using the <tt>java.net.URL</tt> class with
 * 'smb://' URLs it is necessary to first call the static
 * <tt>jcifs.Config.registerSmbURLHandler();</tt> method. This is required

            log.debug("Resolving DFS path " + path);
        }

        if ( path.length() >= 2 && path.charAt(0) == '\\' && path.charAt(1) == '\\' ) {
            throw new SmbException("Path must not start with double slash: " + path);
        }

        try ( SmbSessionImpl sess = getSmbSession(ctx, targetHost, targetDomain);
              SmbTransportImpl transport = sess.getTransport();

 * referrals. Nested resources will inherit the information already resolved by the parent resource.
 * 
 * Invariant:
 * A directory resource must have a trailing slash/backslash for both URL and UNC path at all times.
 * 
 * @author mbechler
 *
 */
class SmbResourceLocatorImpl implements SmbResourceLocatorInternal, Cloneable {