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            # problem in creating the symlink

            self.logger(logging.ERROR, 'Symlink {} could not be created'.format(dest))

            raise exception.DestinationNotAccessible()

        if not self.attributes.get['ignore_broken_link', False] and not os.path.exists(dest):

        ignore_broken_link = False

        if "extended_attributes" in self.attributes:

            ignore_broken_link = self.attributes["extended_attributes"].get("ignore_broken_link", False)

        if not ignore_broken_link and not os.path.exists(dest):

            # could not find the file following the symlink

            self.logger(logging.ERROR, 'Symlink {} appears to be a broken link to {}'

                        .format(dest, path))